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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. What is Anne's first reaction when the young girls see her in her swimsuit?
(a) Anger
(b) Jealousy
(c) Anxiety
(d) Embarrassment

2. What doe Anne make on the night Olivia is born?
(a) Tiny cupcakes
(b) Lemon meringue pie
(c) Pancakes in the shape of an O
(d) Heart-shaped shortbread cookies

3. Why does Akela's terror increase after the birth of her twin siblings?
(a) She thinks her parents no longer love her.
(b) She does not want any new siblings.
(c) There is less chance of finding a free adult for safety.
(d) She is afraid for her new siblings too.

4. Where does Anne seem to find peace during the time Sam's illness is being diagnosed?
(a) In a park
(b) In church
(c) In bathrooms
(d) At the beach

5. How does everything in the city seem to Anne?
(a) Gleaming
(b) Broken
(c) Dingy
(d) Small

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anne's substance used during her eating disorder?

2. Why does Anne invite Olivia and her family over one night?

3. How does Anne know her prayers have been answered?

4. How does Anne describe the car loaned by the auto mechanic's shop?

5. What is the name of the dog that helps Akela overcome her fears?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sam show his apology when he misbehaves on the beach on his eighth birthday?

2. Anne uses many metaphors in her writing. For example, what does Anne mean about Olivia's illness being a canvas and support being a barn raising?

3. Explain Sam's creativity.

4. What is Anne's favorite prayer?

5. How does Anne compare a muddy walk on the beach to a river baptism described to her by Mary, the woman who used to give her little bags of dimes?

6. What fear does Anne's friend, Neshama's, granddaughter, Akela have?

7. What does Anne mean when she says that she doesn't want to be her "mommy's mommy"?

8. What really bothers Anne about witnessing the man abusing his dog on the beach one day?

9. Explain Anne's preliminary attempt to quit drinking alcohol.

10. What does Anne mean by "the land of the fucked"?

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