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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a woman wears?
(a) A mask.
(b) A green ribbon.
(c) A head.
(d) A bonnet.

2. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what possession of her mother's does Deborah say she kept?
(a) A postcard from Berlin.
(b) A postcard from Johannesburg.
(c) A postcard from Boston.
(d) A postcard from Cape Town.

3. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, with whom does Deborah say she talked in her shed?
(a) Her ex.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Celia.
(d) The gardener.

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she felt after her mother's death?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Sick.
(c) Alone.
(d) Disorientated.

5. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, where does Deborah say she was?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Home.
(c) At St. Pancras International station.
(d) The Caribbean.

6. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara thought Deborah's life was?
(a) "La dolce vita" (103).
(b) "Sad" (103).
(c) "Empty" (103).
(d) "Loving' (103).

7. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she got her mother on her mother's deathbed?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Ice lollies.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Nuts.

8. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say that her friend said about her husband?
(a) He looks at her too much.
(b) He does not look at her.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He hates her.

9. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, why does Deborah say she said life is worth living in her quoted writing?
(a) For "new hope" (118).
(b) For hope "it will get better and we'll all get home safely" (118).
(c) For "the future" (118).
(d) For "love" (118).

10. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say she bought the lollies?
(a) A farm.
(b) The supermarket.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A convenience store owned by three Turkish brothers.

11. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say Simone had refused to do with Algren?
(a) To marry and have his children.
(b) To return home.
(c) To live together.
(d) To move to France.

12. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she thought of her mother's death?
(a) She has forgotten it.
(b) She can only think of it for ten seconds.
(c) She has stolen it.
(d) She has erased it.

13. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she asked the man on the train?
(a) To make room for the woman.
(b) For his number.
(c) To date her.
(d) To leave.

14. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say the brothers gave her after her mother's death?
(a) Tea.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Turkish coffee.
(d) A cup for Turkish coffee.

15. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah tell us were Simone de Beauvoir's lovers?
(a) None.
(b) Satre.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Satre and Algren.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say she remembered?

2. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say she rode with?

3. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say was the offensive flavor of ice lollies left before Deborah's mother died?

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say we expect our mothers to do?

5. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, whom does Deborah say she met on the other side of the train?

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