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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sam has known his friend, Ella, for so long that she considers Ella to be ___________________.
(a) Sam's teacher
(b) Her own daughter
(c) Sam's spirit guide
(d) Sam's fiancee

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

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

4. What does Anne call Sam's legs?
(a) Sticks
(b) Toothpicks
(c) Bird legs
(d) Poles

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Anne and Sam do on San Quentin Beach one day?

3. Of what does Anne's father die?

4. Why does Anne invite Olivia and her family over one night?

5. Where do Anne and Sam go snorkeling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne's neurotic nature exhibit when she has a suspicious mole?

2. How does Sam show his apology when he misbehaves on the beach on his eighth birthday?

3. When does Anne fully realize that her father is dead?

4. What is Anne's favorite prayer?

5. What does Anne mean by the term "nonchalant sadism"?

6. Anne uses many metaphors in her writing. For example, what does Anne mean about Olivia's illness being a canvas and support being a barn raising?

7. Where does Anne fully discover God?

8. What does Anne call "God's In Box?"

9. What fear does Anne's friend, Neshama's, granddaughter, Akela have?

10. Why is Anne bothered by spending a day on the beach with her mother?

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