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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Anne when she is almost 30?
(a) She goes to law school.
(b) She gets cancer.
(c) She starts her own business.
(d) She has an abortion.

2. What does a man offer Sam as a birthday gift?
(a) Tickets for a ballgame
(b) A paragliding ride
(c) A video game
(d) A ball bat

3. Why does a typically cheerful woman in the church become morose?
(a) She must leave her house.
(b) She learns that she has cancer.
(c) She is losing her sight.
(d) Her husband has died.

4. For awhile both Anne and Sam battle ______________.
(a) dyslexia
(b) with each other
(c) food allergies
(d) illnesses

5. To what does Anne compare attacking a child?
(a) Taking a blindman's cane
(b) Kicking a dog
(c) Bitch-slapping E.T.
(d) Taking a cripple's crutch

6. Where does Anne go when Rick takes Sam to school?
(a) Golden Gate Park
(b) San Quentin Beach
(c) To church
(d) Shopping

7. Where does Anne's family live during the time her parents' marriage is falling apart?
(a) A castle
(b) A ranch
(c) A split-level
(d) A townhouse

8. What sight irritates Anne so that she has to focus on something else?
(a) Hippies with long hair hanging down their backs
(b) A large man with a hairy chest takes off his shirt
(c) A mother slapping her child
(d) A driver who cuts her off on the freeway

9. On what day does Anne make Sam skip cartoons before school as a sign of respect for the dead?
(a) Good Friday
(b) Passover
(c) All Saints Day
(d) Ash Wednesday

10. What does Anne consider the next ten years of her life to be?
(a) A mess
(b) A slide show
(c) A peaceful journey
(d) A wild trip

11. What was Anne hoping for on this night?
(a) Acclaim
(b) Dinner invitations
(c) A job offer
(d) Autograph signing session

12. What does Anne say about her parents and their friends?
(a) They are simple
(b) They are idiots
(c) They are kind
(d) They are intellectuals

13. How is Anne's lecture idea received?
(a) It is a huge hit
(b) CNN wants to copy the format
(c) It is a flop
(d) Public television wants to make a documentary of it

14. What woman do Anne and Sam visit because she is dying?
(a) Mimi
(b) Millie
(c) Mary
(d) Mona

15. Who is the gay man in her church who is dying from AIDS?
(a) Ken Nelson
(b) Keene Norman
(c) Kevin Nelson
(d) Ken Norman

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne say wears on her to the point that she knows she has to do something about it?

2. Where do friends invite Sam to go for his birthday?

3. How does Anne envision her time on stage with Paley?

4. Where does Anne leave Sammy to play each day at the resort?

5. What cause does Anne recall protesting with her father years ago?

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