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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much time passes before Anne connects with sober people who will help her get sober?
(a) One month
(b) One year
(c) One week
(d) One day

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

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

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

6. Where does Anne spend a day with her mother?
(a) At a hotel
(b) The beach
(c) The mall
(d) At home

7. Where does the doctor send Anne and Sam after he tells Anne that his first diagnosis was wrong?
(a) An allergist
(b) An oncologist
(c) A neurologist
(d) An endocrinologist

8. What are two foods that Anne craves?
(a) Burgers and fries
(b) Steaks and burritos
(c) Pudding and cake
(d) Cheetoes and frosting

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

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

11. How long has Anne's father been dead?
(a) 1 year
(b) 20 years
(c) 6 months
(d) 3 years

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

13. What type of swimsuit does Anne wear?
(a) A black one-piece
(b) Boy shorts and tank top
(c) A fuschia tankini
(d) A polka-dotted bikini

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

15. Of what is Akela terrified?
(a) Thunderstorms
(b) The dark
(c) The wind
(d) Animals

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne do to console herself?

2. What does Anne realize about herself?

3. Anne says that she is too ______________ to die.

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

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

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