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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara was?
(a) A writer.
(b) An artist.
(c) A distinguished professor.
(d) A hacker.

2. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say also rode with her and the Crying Man?
(a) Celia.
(b) Clara.
(c) Heidegger.
(d) Jean.

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?
(a) Orange.
(b) Banana.
(c) Papaya.
(d) Bubblegum.

4. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, who does Deborah say she oversaw in a Boston hotel?
(a) A man who is afraid.
(b) A man who dotes on his female companion.
(c) Simone.
(d) Her ex.

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she struggled to pronounce?
(a) A word.
(b) Her own name.
(c) A line from her book about her mother.
(d) A swear word.

6. 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 "love" (118).
(c) For "the future" (118).
(d) For hope "it will get better and we'll all get home safely" (118).

7. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what color does Deborah say the hair of the young woman across from her was?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

8. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, where does Deborah say she would buy the ice lollies from?
(a) Online.
(b) A store owned by three Turkish brothers.
(c) The supermarket.
(d) The hospital.

9. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say we do not want our mothers to be?
(a) Architects.
(b) Empathetic.
(c) Dreamers.
(d) Writers.

10. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say her mother worked as?
(a) A secretary.
(b) A writer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An artist.

11. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what did the sign on the fountain say according to Debra?
(a) It has been winterized.
(b) It has been shut down.
(c) It has been emptied.
(d) It has been vandalized.

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

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

14. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what does Deborah say a writer does?
(a) Listens.
(b) Reads.
(c) Writes.
(d) Looks.

15. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, who does Deborah say her mother married?
(a) Nelson Mandela.
(b) A rich older man.
(c) A rich Jewish man.
(d) A penniless Jewish historian.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, where does Deborah say her mother was from?

2. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what does Deborah say her daughters were watching?

3. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara did not talk to her about?

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she argued with her mother about as a teen?

5. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say drove her around?

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