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

2. What is the name of Anne and Sam's dog?
(a) Flash
(b) Zulu
(c) Sadie
(d) Skittles

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

4. What is Anne's favorite prayer?
(a) Thank you, thank you, thank you.
(b) Prayer of Forgiveness
(c) Prayer of St. Francis
(d) The Lord's Prayer

5. Why does Akela remain indoors at a Fourth of July picnic at her grandmother's house?
(a) People have brought pets.
(b) A thunderstorm is brewing.
(c) She has eaten too many cookies.
(d) The fireworks make too much noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anne take Sam to a substitute doctor?

2. How are the middle-aged women in the movie depicted?

3. What doe Anne make on the night Olivia is born?

4. What is Sam's eventual diagnosis?

5. What is the name of the dog that helps Akela overcome her fears?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Anne set herself up for failure when she enters a sobriety program?

3. How does Anne view her body image while on vacation in Oaxaca, Mexico?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What is Anne's favorite prayer?

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

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

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

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