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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Annie's mother lifts her legs and bends her knees in an exaggerated way ____________.
(a) To jump.
(b) To skip.
(c) To walk.
(d) To exercise.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blanche put into her pockets?

2. What are Annie's intentions for her journal notes?

3. Who does Annie bring into her home to live?

4. In what circumstance does Blanche ironically ask Annie a question?

5. Annie has become her mother's _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Annie believe she can do justice to her mother's ordeal by writing about it?

2. What are some of the items that Annie notes that belong to her mother and how does she plan to get rid of them?

3. How does Annie feel guilty about her mother's "darkness?"

4. How does Annie take care of her mother's physical needs and how does her mother's condition affect her?

5. How does Annie get the content for I REMAIN IN DARKNESS?

6. On what does Annie base the title of the book?

7. What is the state of Annie's mother's body and how does Annie relate to it?

8. How does Annie's mother's body make her aware of her own aging process?

9. What personal identity issues does Annie have regarding her birth and the death of her sister?

10. What effect does Annie's mother's impending death have on Annie and her writing?

(see the answer keys)

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