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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Arthur - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Arthur when he dies, according to events in Part Four?
(a) Home.
(b) By the side of the road.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) In the river.

2. Alice quotes someone, maybe her father, as saying, "A man sounds like money when he-"
(a) Makes money.
(b) Speaks like a poet.
(c) Wears expensive shoes.
(d) Is aggressive and loud.

3. What does Alice say was Nonna's opinion of Father?
(a) Upbeat and encouraging.
(b) Artistic, but unrealistic.
(c) Mopey and depressed.
(d) Too good for Mother.

4. What job does Alice have when she visits Mother after Nonna's funeral?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a counselor.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) She is a social worker.

5. What does Mother do that embarrasses Alice when she visits her at the San?
(a) Laughs like a crazy woman.
(b) Sits on a piano and sings.
(c) Introduces Alice as "my sister."
(d) Cries in public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Nonna's social life?

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

3. What does Alice express to Mother during their conversation about Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy in Part Three: West 76th Street?

4. How does Alice scare Arlette when she visits her?

5. Who is Arthur?

(see the answer key)

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