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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following does Annie's mother NOT do?
(a) Talks to imaginary people.
(b) Goes to the bathroom in her underwear.
(c) Dials psychic hotline numbers.
(d) Hides her soiled clothing.

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

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

6. Why does Annie's mother buy such an expensive handbag?
(a) It coordinates with everything.
(b) She is going out and wants to look nice.
(c) It will be her last one.
(d) She wants it to last forever.

7. Where does Annie's mother go to live after she stays at Annie's house for awhile?
(a) She dies.
(b) A full-time medical facility.
(c) An assisted living apartment.
(d) She returns to her own home.

8. What does Annie's mother want to buy?
(a) A springform pan.
(b) A house.
(c) A car.
(d) A handbag.

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

10. On what is the title of the book based?
(a) A sentence written by someone.
(b) A line in a poem.
(c) A phrase uttered during a dream.
(d) A scream in a hospital.

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

12. Which of the following does Annie not do for her mother while she is in the hospital?
(a) Shave her face.
(b) Iron her clothes.
(c) Clip her nails.
(d) Comb her hair.

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

14. What does Annie's mother lose?
(a) Her memory.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her house keys.
(d) Her gloves.

15. Blanche has always had a fear of poverty and ____________.
(a) Tall buildings.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Clowns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an important theme in the book?

2. What color is the handbag that Annie's mother buys?

3. Annie finds herself feeling ____________ toward her mother.

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

5. What does Annie do as her mother sleeps?

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