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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. What is true of Mother when Alice visits her at the San?
(a) She has grown fat.
(b) She is calm.
(c) She has lost a lot of weight.
(d) She is jittery.

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

3. What best describes Walter's appearance?
(a) Soft curves and sharp eyes.
(b) Disappointed mouth and Einstein hair.
(c) Losing hair and scruffy.
(d) Fat and overgrown with hair.

4. What does Alice compare her mother's trip to the San to?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Spring, after a long winter.
(c) Florida.
(d) The rebirth of a phoenix.

5. What character trait best describes Walter?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Industrious.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Calculating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mother live at the time of Nonna's funeral?

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

3. How do Alice and her Walter each deal with their troubled relationship?

4. Who does Aunt Frances tell Alice is paying for her living expenses while Mother is in the San?

5. How do Nonna and Alice communicate?

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