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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Mother - Tuscon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nonna react to the straw bag creations of Mother's?
(a) She tosses them aside.
(b) She calls them cheap.
(c) She fusses over silly details.
(d) She beams with pride.

2. How does Alice say Mother sounds when she speaks?
(a) Excitedly; she seems to echo off the walls.
(b) Quiet, like she hasn't yet woken up.
(c) Affected, like she is searching for the proper accent.
(d) Uninflectedly, like she's thinking of something else.

3. How does Walter make Mother feel about herself?
(a) Needed and nurturing.
(b) Like she is a better person than she used to be.
(c) Stupid and incompetent.
(d) Guilty.

4. Who is Arthur?
(a) Mother's boss.
(b) Alice's school friend.
(c) An employee at the San.
(d) An employee of Aunt Frances.

5. What does Arthur do for mother?
(a) Carries her groceries.
(b) Buys her lunch.
(c) Mows her lawn.
(d) Drives her to the San.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur say that Mother gave him?

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

3. What character trait best describes Walter?

4. How does Alice refer to Arthur in Part 1?

5. What does Alice recall eating while her father talked of Florida, in Part One?

(see the answer key)

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