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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Annie's mother make exaggerated moves?
(a) When she crosses the street.
(b) When she walks up steps.
(c) When she walks onto carpet.
(d) When she gets out of bed.

2. Who is the author of I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?
(a) Annie Proux.
(b) Annie Lemeaux.
(c) Alice Ernaux.
(d) Annie Ernaux.

3. How does Annie document her mother's illness?
(a) Takes Polaroids.
(b) Makes audio tapes.
(c) Takes notes.
(d) Shoots video.

4. Annie's book talks about the juxtaposition of _______________.
(a) Opposites.
(b) The left.
(c) The right.
(d) The beginning.

5. What are Annie's intentions for her journal notes?
(a) She would share them with families of Alzheimer's Disease patients.
(b) She would share them with her family.
(c) She would publish a book.
(d) She had no plans for them.

6. Annie's story explores the connection between ___________________.
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Mother and daughter.
(d) Brother and sister.

7. Which of the following has Blanche not done by the middle of 1984?
(a) Balanced her checkbook.
(b) Isolated herself from others.
(c) Turned apathetic about everything.
(d) Lost all her possessions.

8. What does Annie's mother do as she walks through the department store?
(a) Cries.
(b) Skips.
(c) Screams.
(d) Laughs.

9. What physical ailment does Annie experience lately?
(a) Her stomach hurts.
(b) Her ear aches.
(c) She has acid indigestion.
(d) She gets migraines.

10. When was Annie's mother injured?
(a) Last year.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) Two years ago.
(d) A couple days ago.

11. Her mother's physical state forces Annie to acknowledge _____________________.
(a) She needs better doctors.
(b) The ultimate death of her mother.
(c) Her own mortality.
(d) She probably inherited this.

12. The handbag that Annie's mother buys is made of _____________.
(a) Canvas.
(b) Vinyl.
(c) Leather.
(d) Plastic.

13. What alarms Annie about her mother's daily life?
(a) She pours bleach on her clothes.
(b) She doesn't look for her cologne.
(c) She gave away her watch.
(d) She can't be trusted with matches.

14. Who wrote the sentence, "I remain in darkness?"
(a) Annie.
(b) Annie's sister.
(c) Annie's older son.
(d) Annie's mother.

15. Where does Annie's mother get lost?
(a) At the mall.
(b) In the house.
(c) In the neighborhood.
(d) At church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Annie feels emotional and _____________ connections with her mother.

2. What was the last sentence Annie's mother ever wrote?

3. Annie's mother puts on more than one ___________.

4. Annie's mother can no longer remember _______________.

5. Throughout the story, Annie has consistent feelings of __________.

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