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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say she argued with her mother about as a teen?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Boys.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Clothes.

4. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, what refrain does Deborah say her student had used?
(a) "We diverge" (72).
(b) "Sorry" (72).
(c) "And I love the rain" (72).
(d) "Popped balloons" (72).

5. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, what does Deborah say her mother taught her?
(a) To bike.
(b) To drown.
(c) To swim.
(d) To paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, who does Deborah say also rode with her and the Crying Man?

2. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, where does Deborah say the Eurostar went?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, why does Deborah say she said life is worth living in her quoted writing?

4. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Blueish Darkness, who does Deborah say is a dreamer in the traditional family story?

5. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say we do not want our mothers to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Nine: Night Wandering, what does Deborah say happened when she read her book out loud at a festival in Berlin?

2. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what does Deborah say she needed to compose? How does she apply this as a metaphor?

3. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, how does Deborah say she remembered her journey to Britain as a child? How does she say she thinks of it later?

4. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say Clara thought of Deborah's life? What does Deborah say she thought of this?

5. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, who does Deborah say were her companions on the train? How does she say they interacted?

6. In Chapter Eight: The Republic, where does Deborah say she saw the word "winterized"? How did she apply this to herself?

7. In Chapter Seven: The Black and Bluish Darkness, what meeting does Deborah say she went to? How did she feel at the meeting?

8. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, what does Deborah say she told Clara about dating again? How does she say Clara responded?

9. In Chapter Ten: X is Where I Am, how does Deborah say she felt after her mother's death? What did she ride instead of an e-bike?

10. In Chapter Eleven: Footsteps in the House, what are the two quotes that Deborah cites at the end of the chapter? How do they apply to her marriage?

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