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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose legs are Sam's like?

2. Where does the doctor send Anne and Sam after he tells Anne that his first diagnosis was wrong?

3. What does the answer to #133 encourage Anne to do after she eats?

4. What does Anne tell Sam it is important to do in all of life's situations?

5. Anne says her mother was not always as ______________ as she is now.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne use humor to deal with her unruly hair?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Anne's favorite prayer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anne Lamott writes with much wry humor. Point out your favorite humorous scenario. What makes it funny for you? Now point out a funny phrase or word that Anne uses. How is it funny? Will most people find Anne's writing humorous or does it appeal only to certain people?

Essay Topic 2

Alcohol seems to be a prevalent part of Anne's fractured home life. What impact does the permissive environment have on Anne? How would her life had been different if her family hadn't been deteriorating at the same time when Anne is of the age of substance experimentation? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Anne reaches a point when she is drinking to realize that she should no longer drive so she gets rid of her car. Why is this flawed logic? What other options could Anne have considered that would have been fundamentally more beneficial to her life?

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