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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the nurses hand out to the patients?
(a) Headphones.
(b) Cake.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Newspapers.

2. What does Annie dream of regarding her mother?
(a) That she has shredded carrots for hair.
(b) That she is running through a maze.
(c) That she is floating on clouds.
(d) The similarities between her and her mother.

3. Blanche calls out Annie's name for the first t
(a) A year.
(b) Three years.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A couple of months.

4. What is Annie's state of mind at her mother's death?
(a) The pain is unbearable.
(b) She doesn't feel anything.
(c) She is inconsolable.
(d) She is relieved.

5. What habit of Annie's mother's distresses Annie?
(a) Rushing with her to the elevator and babbling.
(b) Picking her nose.
(c) Taking off her clothes.
(d) Wearing her shoes in the shower.

6. What is Blanche doing when Annie visits her in February?
(a) Watching soap operas.
(b) Attending a Valentine's Day party.
(c) Sitting in a wheelchair with her arm outstretched.
(d) Playing the piano.

7. How does Annie define her own emotional state at this time?
(a) Disgraught.
(b) Deadness.
(c) Resigned.
(d) Hopeful.

8. What request does Blanche make of Annie that breaks Annie's heart?
(a) To take her away from the hospital.
(b) To comb her hair.
(c) To sing her a lullaby.
(d) To tell her a story.

9. What does Annie regret doing regarding her mother?
(a) Not bringing her new clothes.
(b) Not making her a birthday cake.
(c) Writing a short story about her.
(d) Refusing to visit her.

10. How does Annie characterize her mother's personality when she was well?
(a) Reserved.
(b) Flamboyant.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Sullen.

11. What did Annie feel was her role after her sister died?
(a) Grief counselor.
(b) Replacement.
(c) Comedian.
(d) Poor substitute.

12. From what country does Annie return at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico.

13. What happened to Annie's mother the year Annie's grandmother died?
(a) She left her husband.
(b) She went through menopause.
(c) She had a nervous breakdown.
(d) She was in a car accident.

14. What does Blanche do when Annie bends down to secure the lock on Blanche's wheelchair?
(a) Spits on her.
(b) Kisses her head.
(c) Slaps her.
(d) Swears at her.

15. How does Annie plan to dispose of her mother's belongings?
(a) Put them in storage.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Give them to charity.
(d) Sell them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Surgery prevents Annie from seeing her mother for how long?

2. What coincides in Annie's life to her mother's debilitation?

3. How do the women in the nursing home behave?

4. What happens to Blanche in September?

5. How does Annie feel when the elevator door shuts in her mother's face?

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