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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Blanche?
(a) She has accidents.
(b) She loves situation comedies.
(c) She wets the bed.
(d) She needs lots of care.

2. How many sons does Annie have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What is Annie's mother's name?
(a) Blanche Duquesne.
(b) Blanche Duchesne.
(c) Blanche DuBois.
(d) Betty Duchesne.

4. Annie has to remind herself that the situation with her mother ___________________.
(a) Is reality.
(b) Is just temporary.
(c) Is a payback.
(d) Is impossible.

5. Annie finds herself feeling ____________ toward her mother.
(a) Mournful.
(b) Respectful.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Indifferent.

6. In addition to a handbag, Annie's mother buys a dress and ______________.
(a) A coat.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A cardigan.
(d) A hat.

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

8. One of Blanche's roommates is __________________.
(a) A nurse.
(b) A crier.
(c) A novelist.
(d) A screamer.

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

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

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

12. What was the reason for the argument about a bra between Annie and her mother?
(a) Annie bought a red bra.
(b) Annie wore a bra without permission.
(c) Annie bought a strapless bra.
(d) Annie would not wear a bra.

13. What physical manifestation does Annie experience as a result of her mother's decline?
(a) Stomach pains.
(b) Dizzy spells.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Stuttering.

14. Annie has become her mother's _______________.
(a) Caretaker.
(b) Hair stylist.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Best friend.

15. When does Annie get the idea to publish her notes as a book?
(a) When her mother goes to the medical facility.
(b) When she gets mad at her ex-husband.
(c) When her mother doesn't recognize her anymore.
(d) After her mother's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author do with the events she summarizes?

2. What does Annie's mother do as she walks through the department store?

3. How had Annie's mother been injured?

4. Why does Annie's mother buy such an expensive handbag?

5. When does Annie's mother approach her about being ashamed of Annie's behavior?

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