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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Big House - Arthur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Early?
(a) Mother's new boyfriend.
(b) A famous local painter.
(c) A high school English teacher.
(d) A piano teacher.

2. What does Aunt Frances tell Alice that there are rules about that she needs to learn?
(a) Dressing and fashion.
(b) The Upper Class.
(c) Speaking to adults.
(d) Manners.

3. What does Mr. Early notice about Alice?
(a) That she looks and acts just like her mother.
(b) That she has an eye for art.
(c) That she has a habit of going unnoticed.
(d) That she shows a sensibility for literature.

4. Why does Aunt Frances say that Alice should call her rather than the nurses?
(a) So that Alice doesn't have to watch Nonna die.
(b) Because the nurses are unreliable.
(c) Because family should take care of family.
(d) So Uncle Billy can lock the house when Nonna dies.

5. What does Mother say was true of Nonna's husband?
(a) He was a poet.
(b) He was devoted to Nonna.
(c) He was a cruel and abusive man.
(d) He had a mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice promise herself in Part One, when she is 12?

2. How do the members of Mother's family react to the gifts she gives them at Christmas?

3. How does Alice feel about Mr. Early?

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

5. Who does Alice refer to as the Bobs and Ricks?

(see the answer key)

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