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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie note abut the nursing home?
(a) The food.
(b) The smells.
(c) The bad art.
(d) The cheap mattresses.

2. On the anniversary of the day Annie met the man with whom she had an affair was the day she found her mother _____________________.
(a) Walking down the street.
(b) Roaming the halls.
(c) Tied to a chair.
(d) Sitting in a tub of ice.

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

4. What does Annie note about her mother when she comes to visit her in October?
(a) Her hair is dyed black.
(b) She doesn't recognize her mother.
(c) She has gained some weight.
(d) She has a new dress.

5. What does Annie bring each time she visits her mother?
(a) Food
(b) Magazines.
(c) Music CDs.
(d) Clothes.

6. Writing about her mother is a good way for Annie to do what?
(a) Tell an accurate story.
(b) Improve her memory.
(c) Hold on to her.
(d) Improve her writing technique.

7. How many years did Annie's mother wear gray or black clothing in mourning for her mother?
(a) 18.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

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

9. What does Annie not believe about her mother?
(a) That she never learned to drive.
(b) That she had an abortion.
(c) That she would die.
(d) That she was Homecoming Queen.

10. What does Annie get in the mail that reminds her of her mother?
(a) A credit card statement.
(b) A birthday card.
(c) A water bill.
(d) A magazine.

11. What does Annie feel that she lost regarding her other?
(a) humility.
(b) sense of humor.
(c) patience.
(d) dignity.

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

13. What happens once Annie decides to tell her mother's story?
(a) She is very prolific.
(b) She can't face her mother.
(c) She cries every day.
(d) She is unable to write when she returns from her visits.

14. Which of the following does Annie NOT say she gets from her mother.
(a) Her high spirits.
(b) Her volatile nature.
(c) Her hot temper.
(d) Her sense of style.

15. How does Annie's mother often respond when she gives her a manicure?
(a) She smiles.
(b) She groans.
(c) She falls asleep.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is placed all over the institution where Blanche lives?

2. What do the nurses hand out to the patients?

3. Where does Annie remember hiding her own feces as a child?

4. How does Annie feel knowing that her mother is going to die?

5. How do the patients behave in their senility?

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