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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Donna bring home as she got older to reenact the way Carol brought her home?
(a) An apple.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A kitten.

2. What did Donna do every time her mother slapped her at home?
(a) Smile.
(b) Tap dance.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sing.

3. What language did Lina and her mother primarily speak at home?
(a) Polish.
(b) Italian.
(c) Croatian.
(d) Portuguese.

4. What sensation made it uncomfortable for Donna to sit in a chair?
(a) Restless legs.
(b) Tingly arms.
(c) Being elevated.
(d) Humming in her ears.

5. What did Donna bring with her to Trish's house?
(a) A little suitcase.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A garbage bag.
(d) Her brother's book.

6. How did Donna feel around her older brother when he would come to visit?
(a) Like she was a princess.
(b) Like she was his maid.
(c) Like she was on automatic pilot.
(d) Like she was under her mother's bed.

7. What did Mr. Reynolds announce that caused Donna to bang her head on the desk the last week of school?
(a) His leaving teaching.
(b) His moving to Europe.
(c) His marriage.
(d) His divorce.

8. For Donna, life was a _____.
(a) Nuisance.
(b) Constant craving.
(c) Movie theater.
(d) Bowl of cherries.

9. What did Donna's older brother call her?
(a) A bird girl.
(b) A spastic.
(c) A moron.
(d) A loose cannon.

10. What was the name of Chris's friend who moved into the spare room in Donna's flat?
(a) John.
(b) Peter.
(c) Garry.
(d) Lukas.

11. What had Trish loaned Donna when she went to stay with her?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A Barbie doll.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A Teddy bear.

12. Donna's fear of _____ actually protected her from possible sexual advances.
(a) Her mother's wrath.
(b) Being touched.
(c) Voices.
(d) Men.

13. What did the doctor give to Donna to keep her occupied when she visited?
(a) A set of crayons and a coloring book.
(b) A multi-colored cardboard wheel.
(c) A doll in a car.
(d) An edition of Highlights magazine.

14. For Donna, the air was full of _____.
(a) Dust.
(b) Demons.
(c) Spots.
(d) Trains.

15. Aside from the painkillers that Donna was put on for rheumatism, the doctor prescribed _____.
(a) Stomach soothers.
(b) Nerve tablets.
(c) Blood thinners.
(d) Migraine medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Donna change into after she cut her wrists?

2. What did Robyn's mother call the cuts on Donna's wrists?

3. What activity gave Donna a sense of freedom and beauty?

4. What did the use of color in drawings represent to Donna that was too much for her?

5. Donna had a fascination with _____, which her father often indulged with a story about them.

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