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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Anne have a birthday celebration for Sam?

2. What disappointment still continues to haunt Anne?

3. When is the initial diary entry made?

4. What does Anne show Sam in a store window?

5. How did Anne spend the final months of her father's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the futon episode remind Anne of?

2. What does Anne recall about her own seventh and eighth grade experiences that she finds the prospect of Sam's living through them so daunting?

3. What is the devastating news learned about Pammy and what does Anne do to cope?

4. What does Anne's therapist remind Anne of when Anne laments that maybe she is not good enough to have a husband?

5. What does Anne share about her breastfeeding problems she is experiencing in Part 4?

6. How does Anne feel about breastfeeding now that she has become comfortable with it?

7. How does Anne end her journal of the first year of Sam's life?

8. What is Anne's delivery experience?

9. What frightening experience does Anne have with Sam one day in the car?

10. Explain Anne's belief in God and her faith that He will provide for her and Sam.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Anne means by this statement: "I feel that he has completely ruined my life, because I just didn't used to care all that much." Who and what is she talking about?

Essay Topic 2

One of the most striking characteristics of Anne's prose is her complete honesty. Explain why this is necessary to complete a book of this nature. Would a reader be able to see through fabrications and falsehoods in a book like this? Describe why this format is the perfect background for Anne's personality.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Anne means by this statement: "There's so much joy and pain and love and wonder in my chest and behind my eyes." What is she talking about?

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