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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: West Seventy-Six - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alice refer to Arthur in Part 1?
(a) A slave.
(b) A grandfather.
(c) A part of the family.
(d) An indentured servant.

2. What best describes Aunt Frances?
(a) Uncertain and lacking confidence.
(b) Giving and loving.
(c) Firm, but kind.
(d) Orderly and strict.

3. What does Arlette say that Nonna once did to Mother?
(a) Hit her with an oar.
(b) Hit her with a car.
(c) Dropped her on her head.
(d) Forgot to put her in the car for a family trip.

4. How does Alice's Walter die?
(a) He is hit by a Geryhound bus.
(b) He is killed by thugs over a gambling debt.
(c) He overdoses on Perdocan and Scotch.
(d) He has a sudden heart attack.

5. What does Alice promise herself in Part One, when she is 12?
(a) That she will live with Mother again.
(b) That she won't let Aunt Frances have Mother's jewelry.
(c) That she will not be like Mother.
(d) That she will be a poet like Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mr. Early doing when he died?

2. What does Arthur say that Mother asked him to do on the way to the San?

3. How does Alice describe Aunt Frances' and Uncle Billy's house when she first goes to stay with them?

4. Who does Aunt Frances tell Alice is paying for her living expenses while Mother is in the San?

5. What does Mother say of Arlette's appearance?

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