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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possession of Mother's does Aunt Frances berate Alice for touching?
(a) Her parent's gold framed wedding photo.
(b) The opal earring that Aunt Frances wants to wear.
(c) Thumb-cut crystal glasses.
(d) A nude drawing.

2. What does Arthur say that Mother gave him?
(a) A Magnavox stereo.
(b) Money for his medications.
(c) A drawing of his favorite lake.
(d) An entire Brittania encyclopedia set.

3. How does Alice become an orphan?
(a) Father is institutionalized and Mother leaves for Florida.
(b) Her father dies and Mother is institutionalized.
(c) Both her parents are hit by a bus.
(d) Her father leaves and Mother dies in a car crash.

4. Who is Nonna?
(a) Alice's grandmother.
(b) A nurse who lives with Alice's grandmother.
(c) Aunt Frances's grandmother.
(d) A foster mother.

5. How old is Alice when her father dies?
(a) Five.
(b) She doesn't remember.
(c) Ten.
(d) It's her 7th birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Walter and Mother's relationship?

2. What best describes Walter's appearance?

3. What is The Big House?

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

5. What does Mother wear on the last day Alice sees her in Part One (Mother-Arthur)?

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