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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. How does everything in the city seem to Anne?

2. Of what is Akela terrified?

3. What do Anne and Sam do on San Quentin Beach one day?

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

5. What does Anne try to accept when she is in her forties?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the role of Anne's "Butt Mind"?

8. 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?

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

10. Where does Anne fully discover God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Anne mean by "traveling mercies"? Why did she title this book on faith with this phrase? Does it have any other meanings or contexts? Explain.

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

Why does Anne consider herself to be a coward when she seems to be a very outspoken person? Where does courage come from? Does everyone have it or is it granted to a few special people? What makes Anne think she is not as courageous as she once thought herself to be? Explain.

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