2. Where does Ann go after a fight with her mother one morning?
(a) The beach.
(b) A homeless shelter.
(c) A cafe.
(d) The bus station.

3. What color dress did Lillian get married in?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Lavendar.

4. Who does Ann call from a gas station?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her stepfather.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her grandmother.

5. When did Lillian have her first stroke?
(a) When she heard of Hal's arrest on TV.
(b) When she had a bad fight with Adele.
(c) When she was working in her garden.
(d) When her husband died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ann's father?

2. Who moves into the apartment soon after Adele meets him at an ice cream shop?

3. What did Carol's older son do after flunking out of college?

4. Where did Art and Lillian move after they were married?

5. What did Lillian name her new baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ann begin to assert some independence with her mother?

2. Who is Lonnie Tishman and how does he take advantage of Adele and Ann?

3. Explain how Adele has delusions of grandeur, particularly regarding Lonnie Tishman.

4. How do Hal's problems help Carol to become closer to her own mother?

5. What does Hisham's disappointing life symbolize and how does Ann feel about him?

6. How are the Swans' lives comparable to Adele and Ann's life, even though the Swans live in an expensive home in an exclusive are of Los Angeles?

7. How does the author show that Adele is self-centered and selfish?

8. How does Jimmy help Hal turn his life around?

9. How does Lillian feel about her husband's job and how is that feeling transmitted to her daughters?

10. What is significant about the last time that Adele abandons Ann by the side of the road?

(see the answer keys)

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