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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Donna work after the storeroom job?
(a) The post office.
(b) A diner.
(c) The deli.
(d) A factory.

3. How did Donna characterize her brother Tom?
(a) As a king.
(b) As a headbanger.
(c) As a loser.
(d) As a yeller.

4. What was Donna fascinated with the feel of as a teenager?
(a) The floor.
(b) Running water.
(c) Fur.
(d) The wind.

5. With what did Donna cut her face when her father came home one day?
(a) A piece of window glass.
(b) A kitchen knife.
(c) A piece of broken china.
(d) A broken bottle.

6. What was the time period that Donna would stay in a flat during the time she was with Chris?
(a) Four months.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

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

8. What sound did Donna love that made her mother mad?
(a) The doorbell.
(b) Smashing glass.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The dryer.

9. Donna characterizes the voice of her teacher in the last year of primary school as _____.
(a) Condescending.
(b) Predictable.
(c) Grating.
(d) Awkward.

10. What smell did Donna associate with her grandmother?
(a) Camphor.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Pastries.
(d) Lilacs.

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

12. Donna characterizes her teacher in the last year of primary school as _____.
(a) Stiff shirt.
(b) Hen.
(c) Hippie.
(d) Lout.

13. What did Donna's grandfather possess that was magnetized and a source of enjoyment for Donna?
(a) Two Civil War coat buttons.
(b) A pair of Scottie dogs.
(c) Three Monoply pieces.
(d) A box of nails.

14. What did Donna's roommates tell Garry to do when he was beating on Donna?
(a) Take it outside.
(b) Call the police on her.
(c) Close the door.
(d) Stop hurting her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Donna's mother's main fear about Donna as she got older?

2. Who was the smartest girl in school, according to Donna?

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

4. What color was the chalk on the blackboard ledge in Donna's reading class that she stared at?

5. What did Donna eat at the house in the country that she hadn't eaten before?

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