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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Annie's patience most tested with her mother?
(a) Keeping her clean after she defecates and wets the bed.
(b) Keeping her from making long distance calls to strangers.
(c) Making her keep her clothes on.
(d) Trying to style her thin hair.

2. Which of the following elements does Annie not document regarding her mother's illness?
(a) Bodily functions.
(b) Memories.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Emotions.

3. In addition to Annie, who else lives in the home when Annie's mother comes to live there?
(a) Annie's sister.
(b) Annie's husband.
(c) Annie's mother-in-law.
(d) Annie's sons.

4. On what month does this chapter focus?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) December.
(d) January.

5. When does Annie's mother begin to show signs of deterioration?
(a) Winter of 1982.
(b) Summer of 1983.
(c) Summer of 1972.
(d) Autumn of 1964.

6. Annie comes to realize how ____________ memories are.
(a) Frightening.
(b) Fleeting.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Fickle.

7. How many bras does Annie's mother put on at one time?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

8. How had Annie's mother been injured?
(a) She was pushed down stairs.
(b) She tried to shoot herself.
(c) She cut her hand while chopping vegetables.
(d) A drunk driver hit her.

9. What is an important theme in the book?
(a) Love.
(b) The power of memory.
(c) Coming of age.
(d) Revenge.

10. Whose feelings does Annie examine primarily in the book?
(a) Her own.
(b) Her sons'.
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her sister's.

11. Which member of Annie's family had been injured?
(a) Her ex-husband.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

12. On what year does this chapter focus?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1964.

13. What was the last sentence Annie's mother ever wrote?
(a) I remain in darkness.
(b) I love you all.
(c) Life is so good.
(d) I am so tired.

14. How much content did Annie create with each diary entry?
(a) Pages of paragraphs at a time.
(b) Two or three chapters at a time.
(c) Fragments.
(d) At least a chapter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about her mother's physical appearance that is most distressing for Annie?

2. Which of the following does Annie's mother NOT do?

3. Annie's story addresses the changing role of _________________.

4. Whose changes does Annie describe?

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

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