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

2. Who does Anne see about her problem?
(a) Psychiatrist
(b) Friend
(c) Priest
(d) Eating disorder specialist

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

4. What medical problem does Sam have?
(a) A sore throat
(b) The measles
(c) A gash on his knee
(d) A sty

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne announce that she is going to practice?

2. What does Anne finally consider her dreadlocks to be?

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

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

5. To what does Anne liken the men she meets?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Anne deal with the approach of middle age?

10. Why does Anne think it is appropriate that she is in Houston with a man with whom she is having a troubled relationship?

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