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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Alice want to live with Mother again?
(a) She deparately wants to live with her again.
(b) She is angry at having to make a choice.
(c) She is conflicted, as her life is now stable.
(d) She dreads having to live with her again.

2. Who unpacks Mother's things after she goes to the San in Part One?
(a) Just Alice.
(b) Aunt Frances and Arlette.
(c) Alice and Aunt Frances.
(d) Just Aunt Frances.

3. How old is Alice when she goes to live with Nonna?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Ten.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true about Father's death?

2. What is NOT something that Alice does in Tuscon?

3. Where do Alice and Arthur sometimes nap?

4. Where is Nonna's house located?

5. Who is Arthur?

(see the answer key)

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