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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does everything in the city seem to Anne?
(a) Gleaming
(b) Small
(c) Dingy
(d) Broken

2. What does Anne realize about herself?
(a) She is impatient.
(b) She is fearless.
(c) She is not afraid to speak out.
(d) She is a coward.

3. Where do Anne and Sam go snorkeling?
(a) The Great Barrier Reef
(b) The Sea of Cortez
(c) Hawaiian Islands
(d) The Bahamas

4. What mantra does Akela's psychiatrist tell her to chant when she is afraid?
(a) This will pass.
(b) I am in God's hands.
(c) He's got the whole world in His hands.
(d) God is bigger than the boogeyman.

5. To whom does Anne liken God in the story about Elijah?
(a) Buddha
(b) A Jewish mother
(c) Muhammed
(d) The Dalai Lama

6. Where does Anne go with a man she loves?
(a) Amarillo
(b) Waco
(c) Houston
(d) Dallas

7. Why does Anne take Sam to a substitute doctor?
(a) His pediatrician is out of town.
(b) Anne no longer likes Sam's pediatrician.
(c) They have changed insurance plans.
(d) His pediatrician does not have any emergency appointments available.

8. What disease does Ella's sister, Olivia, have?
(a) Leukemia
(b) Muscular Dystrophy
(c) Juvenile Diabetes
(d) Cystic Fibrosis

9. How does Anne view her thighs and butt?
(a) Divas
(b) Goddesses
(c) Enemies
(d) Two elderly aunts

10. What is a typical problem for Anne and Sam?
(a) The car breaks down.
(b) They are short on money.
(c) Sam won't eat dinner.
(d) Sam refuses to go to bed.

11. What doe Anne make on the night Olivia is born?
(a) Lemon meringue pie
(b) Pancakes in the shape of an O
(c) Tiny cupcakes
(d) Heart-shaped shortbread cookies

12. Sam says that he does not believe in Jesus, but believes in _______________________.
(a) all the gods
(b) Muhammed
(c) Donald Trump
(d) Buddha

13. The doctor tells Anne he is 98 percent certain she is OK. What does Anne say when he asks if those odds are good enough for her?
(a) She wants a second opinion.
(b) He obviously has never worked with her before.
(c) She is OK with it if he is.
(d) Those are better odds than she had hoped for.

14. How does Anne know her prayers have been answered?
(a) She has a dream
(b) She takes Sam for a second opinion
(c) She feels a calming patience descend
(d) She sees a vision

15. What does the doctor say is wrong with Sam after they test his blood?
(a) Sam has a fungus.
(b) Sam has hepatitis.
(c) Sam has a parasite.
(d) Sam has a food allergy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Akela remain indoors at a Fourth of July picnic at her grandmother's house?

2. According to Anne, when is the only time a spirit rises?

3. What is Anne's first reaction when the young girls see her in her swimsuit?

4. Where does Anne wish her family had had their pictures taken?

5. How old does Anne say she is when she learns to feed herself?

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