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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Anne discover in the bathroom of the doctor's office?
(a) Her neighbor
(b) Diane Feinstein
(c) Her former boss
(d) God

2. Whose legs are Sam's like?
(a) Her mother's
(b) Anne's father
(c) Sam's father
(d) Hers

3. What does Anne call Sam's teenage years?
(a) Something to be endured in silence
(b) Opportunities for prayer
(c) Nonchalant sadism
(d) Her worst trial

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

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

6. What does Anne not want to be?
(a) Old and wrinkled
(b) Senile
(c) Her mommy's mommy
(d) Fat

7. Why can Sam not continue snorkeling?
(a) The water is too deep.
(b) He cuts himself on some rocks.
(c) He is near hypothermia.
(d) He is scared of the fish.

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

9. Where does Anne seem to find peace during the time Sam's illness is being diagnosed?
(a) In bathrooms
(b) In church
(c) At the beach
(d) In a park

10. What does Anne obsess about after her father's death?
(a) Her loneliness
(b) Her mole
(c) Her guilt
(d) Her inheritance

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

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

13. Where does Anne put the notes she sends to God?
(a) God's In Box
(b) In her garden
(c) In her Bible
(d) In an envelope at church

14. What does Anne know about the men she meets?
(a) None of them will ever replace her father
(b) None of them wants to get married
(c) None of them will accept Sam
(d) None of them has enough money

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne's friend, Neshama, call and request of Anne?

2. Why does Sam throw a tantrum when it is time to leave the beach?

3. What is Anne's mood most of the day?

4. To what does Anne compare Olivia's illness?

5. What type of swimsuit does Anne wear?

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