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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 does Anne call it when parents leave their normal lives behind and spend time with other families of sick children?
(a) Bubble Boy time
(b) Hospitalville
(c) Everybody mask-up time
(d) The land of the fucked

2. What does Anne's friend, Neshama, call and request of Anne?
(a) To borrow some sugar
(b) To give her a ride
(c) To go for a walk
(d) To borrow a book

3. Who is the big man who sits on Sam when blood has to be drawn?
(a) Ira
(b) Max
(c) Ace
(d) Joe

4. What type of swimsuit does Anne wear?
(a) A black one-piece
(b) A fuschia tankini
(c) A polka-dotted bikini
(d) Boy shorts and tank top

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Akela terrified?

2. Of what does Anne's father die?

3. Why does Akela remain indoors at a Fourth of July picnic at her grandmother's house?

4. What does Anne obsess about after her father's death?

5. How much time passes before Anne connects with sober people who will help her get sober?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Anne fully discover God?

2. What does Anne mean by "the land of the fucked"?

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

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

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

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

7. What really bothers Anne about witnessing the man abusing his dog on the beach one day?

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

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

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

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