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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anne tell Sam it is important to do in all of life's situations?
(a) Eat
(b) Sing
(c) Read
(d) Walk on the beach

2. What does Anne announce that she is going to practice?
(a) Piano
(b) Cronehood
(c) Yoga
(d) Tennis

3. What is the subject of a movie Anne sees with friends?
(a) Mafia
(b) Spies
(c) Gypsies
(d) Aliens

4. Where do Anne and Sam go for a vacation with friends?
(a) Oaxaca, Mexico
(b) Acapulco, Mexico
(c) Cancun, Mexico
(d) Mexico City, Mexico

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

6. Where is Anne when she finally realizes that her father is dead?
(a) Rothko Chapel
(b) The mall
(c) The Astrodome
(d) The movies

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

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

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

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

11. What do Anne and Sam do on San Quentin Beach one day?
(a) Build a sandcastle
(b) Build an altar made of sand
(c) Use a metal detector
(d) Throw a Frisbee

12. Of what does Anne's father die?
(a) Melanoma
(b) A stroke
(c) A car accident
(d) Kidney failure

13. When are Aleka's family and friends happy?
(a) When the doctors release Aleka from the hospital
(b) When Aleka makes a move toward conquering her fear
(c) When Aleka learns to write
(d) When Aleka returns to school

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

15. What battle does Anne fight in the essay entitled "Thirst"?
(a) Alcohol addiction
(b) Legal problems
(c) Estate issues
(d) Sam's education

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Anne feels like _____________________ over how old her mother is.

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

4. Where does Anne seem to find peace during the time Sam's illness is being diagnosed?

5. Why is Anne angry when she sees a man abuse a dog on the beach?

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