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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. What about Anne's looks has always given her trouble?
(a) Her kinky hair
(b) Her big ears
(c) Her gangly legs
(d) Her long feet

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Anne, when is the only time a spirit rises?

2. What is Anne's first reaction when the young girls see her in her swimsuit?

3. How long has Anne's father been dead?

4. What is Anne's favorite prayer?

5. Where do Anne and Sam go for a vacation with friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the situation that helps Akela begin to overcome her fear?

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

3. How does Anne compare a muddy walk on the beach to a river baptism described to her by Mary, the woman who used to give her little bags of dimes?

4. What is the role of Anne's "Butt Mind"?

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

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

7. Why is Anne drawn to bathrooms during this time of waiting to find out what is wrong with Sam?

8. Why does Anne call the void left by her father's death an "old dog suit"?

9. How does Anne liken her situation with waiting on Sam's diagnosis to the life of Elijah?

10. What does Anne mean when she says that she doesn't want to be her "mommy's mommy"?

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