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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Anne says her mother was not always as ______________ as she is now.
(a) sloppy
(b) angry
(c) forgetful
(d) vulnerable

3. How does Anne describe the car loaned by the auto mechanic's shop?
(a) A Blues Brothers car
(b) A Flintstones car
(c) A Dukes and Hazzard car
(d) A Starsky and Hutch car

4. How long does Anne's resolve to quit drinking on the day she awakens and makes the decision?
(a) One year
(b) One month
(c) Until five in the afternoon
(d) One week

5. Why does Anne invite Olivia and her family over one night?
(a) To bake cookies
(b) To sing Christmas carols
(c) To watch an eclipse
(d) To watch fireworks

6. What medical problem does Sam have?
(a) A sore throat
(b) A gash on his knee
(c) A sty
(d) The measles

7. Who is Anne's friend who has a granddaughter named Akela?
(a) Neshama
(b) Nigra
(c) Natalie
(d) Nicole

8. What is Anne's substance used during her eating disorder?
(a) Chocolate
(b) Sparkling water
(c) Amphetamines
(d) Laxatives

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

10. To what does Anne liken the men she meets?
(a) A shiny new raincoat
(b) An old pair of shoes
(c) An old dog suit
(d) A comfortable old robe

11. Why is Anne angry when she sees a man abuse a dog on the beach?
(a) She does not want Sam to be exposed to things like this.
(b) No one should treat an animal like that.
(c) She did not do enough to stop it.
(d) She had sent the dog over to the man.

12. What is Sam's eventual diagnosis?
(a) Cystic Fibrosis
(b) Juvenile Diabetes
(c) Leukemia
(d) An allergy

13. What is Anne's favorite prayer?
(a) The Lord's Prayer
(b) Prayer of St. Francis
(c) Prayer of Forgiveness
(d) Thank you, thank you, thank you.

14. Anne feels like _____________________ over how old her mother is.
(a) sobbing with grief
(b) hitting something
(c) swearing out loud
(d) slamming all her doors

15. What does Anne's friend, Marlene, create for Anne?
(a) A plantscape
(b) A dreadlocks hairstyle
(c) A hand-knitted sweater
(d) A collage

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne tell Sam it is important to do in all of life's situations?

2. To whom does Anne liken God in the story about Elijah?

3. What does Anne know about the men she meets?

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

5. Why does Akela's terror increase after the birth of her twin siblings?

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