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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. Why does Anne invite Olivia and her family over one night?

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

3. Who does Anne see about her problem?

4. What is Anne's favorite prayer?

5. What does Anne call it when parents leave their normal lives behind and spend time with other families of sick children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Anne fully discover God?

2. Explain Sam's creativity.

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

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

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

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

7. Anne uses many metaphors in her writing. For example, what does Anne mean about Olivia's illness being a canvas and support being a barn raising?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is a crone? Why does Anne embrace the crone inside herself? Is a crone a necessary being? Or does it come only to certain people? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What is Anne's favorite prayer? Why do you think it is her favorite? Does she like the simplicity of it? Does she like it because it is easy to remember? Does she like it because it sums up everything for her? Or is it all of these things? Explain.

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