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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. What mantra does Akela's psychiatrist tell her to chant when she is afraid?

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

3. What does Anne know about the men she meets?

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

5. What is Anne's mood most of the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to alcohol abuse, what other destructive behavior does Anne have?

2. Explain Anne's preliminary attempt to quit drinking alcohol.

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

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 Anne deal with the approach of middle age?

6. What is Anne's favorite prayer?

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

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

9. Explain Sam's creativity.

10. What happens when Anne takes Sam to a substitute pediatrician when his own pediatrician is out of town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In addition to alcohol and drug abuse, Anne also has an eating disorder. Explain why Anne perpetuates self-destructive behavior. What is missing in her life that allows Anne to experiment so freely? What does Anne have too much of in your opinion?

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

Explain what Anne means by believing in a "patchwork God." Does her fragmented childhood help or hinder her belief system? Do you think that Anne does a good job of "raising herself" spiritually? Explain.

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