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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of her life does the author talk about at length?
(a) Her romantic life
(b) Her childhood
(c) Her college days
(d) Her high school years

2. Anne believes this when someone else is enduring a bad situation but believes it is punishment for ___________________ when it happens to her.
(a) her drug habit
(b) her abortion
(c) her bad character
(d) her alcohol abuse

3. Why does Anne not allow Sam to accept the gift?
(a) She does not like him to watch TV.
(b) He will not be ready for at least ten years.
(c) Sam does not like baseball.
(d) He does not have any place to use it.

4. Why does Anne say she can make Sam go to church?
(a) She threatens him
(b) She is bigger than he is
(c) She coerces him
(d) She makes all his decisions

5. Who is Sam's friend?
(a) James
(b) Josh
(c) Justin
(d) Jaden

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

7. What is Rick's attitude about life?
(a) Hey, we all gotta go someday.
(b) Live each day to the fullest.
(c) Speak softly and carry a big stick.
(d) Why does crap only happen to me?

8. What does Anne say wears on her to the point that she knows she has to do something about it?
(a) Her lack of cooking skills
(b) Her lack of forgiveness
(c) Her lack of computer skills
(d) Her messy house

9. What does Sam act like each day Anne returns to pick Sam up?
(a) Like he is starving
(b) Like Lazarus rising from the dead
(c) Like he needs a nap
(d) Like he has had a fight

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

11. Why does Anne say she always prayed at night?
(a) She wasn't doing well in school.
(b) She was afraid of the dark.
(c) She knew someone was listening.
(d) She didn't want her parents to divorce.

12. According to Anne's parents, only the ______________ believe.
(a) stupid
(b) desperate
(c) ignorant
(d) gullible

13. What happens to Anne's newly purchased used car?
(a) It skids on wet pavement.
(b) It rolls into a car in a parking lot.
(c) It dies at a stop sign.
(d) Its brakes fail and she hits a tree.

14. Where does Anne go to pray that Sam will forgive her and that she will be able to trust herself again?
(a) Church
(b) A concert
(c) The beach
(d) The park

15. What does Anne see at the parties her parents host?
(a) People spilling drinks and not wiping up the spills
(b) Inappropriate behavior between people who are not married to each other
(c) People putting food in their pockets and purses
(d) People stealing bath soaps

Short Answer Questions

1. Paley believes that women can be part of the equal rights movement without giving up _____________________.

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

3. What does Anne consider it to be when the answer to #27 supports the answer to #26 when he cannot stand at the airport?

4. Why does Anne think that bad things happen?

5. What happens to Anne when she is almost 30?

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