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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mother wear when Alice visits her at the San?
(a) Fuzzy slippers.
(b) A discolored wig.
(c) Stiletto heels.
(d) A blouse with bleach spots.

3. What does Arlette suggest is the reason that Mother is mentally unstable?
(a) That she was neglected as a child.
(b) That Nonna hit her with an oar.
(c) That Nonna dropped her on her head.
(d) Heredity.

4. When does Mother go to the San in Part One?
(a) On the day she dresses for a job interview.
(b) One winter when Alice is ten.
(c) On the day that Alice's father dies.
(d) One winter after she finishes her painting project.

5. What is Alice's main feeling, as expressed in Part One, about being orphaned?
(a) Grief; she barely gets out of bed.
(b) Confused that Mother doesn't stay with her.
(c) Relief that she is no longer abused.
(d) Anger that good parents are taken away while bad parents pollute the earth.

6. What does Arthur say that Mother asked him to do on the way to the San?
(a) Drive faster.
(b) Take her out of state.
(c) Stop for a milkshake.
(d) Take her home.

7. What type of feeling does Walter bring to Alice's home?
(a) Hope.
(b) Security.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sadness.

8. Where does Nonna sleep when Alice lives with her?
(a) In a crib-like bed.
(b) On the sofa by the fireplace.
(c) On a twin bed just like Alice's.
(d) In the massive king size bed she had shared with her husband.

9. What does Mother tell Alice they will get when they go to Florida?
(a) Blonde and skinny.
(b) A house with a pool.
(c) A bird.
(d) Healthy.

10. Who beats broomsticks against the floor?
(a) The upstairs neighbor.
(b) Mother.
(c) Aunt Frances.
(d) Alice.

11. What does Mother bring to her family members on Christmas?
(a) Expensive boutique clothing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Homemade gifts.
(d) Farewell letters.

12. How does Mother use overripe fruit, as described in Part One?
(a) To decorate a mantle for Christmas.
(b) To make a wreath for Christmas.
(c) To bake a banana bread.
(d) To bake a fruit cake.

13. What does Mother say of Arlette's appearance?
(a) She's as pretty as a pail of worms.
(b) Her good looks are wasted.
(c) She chased her good looks away on the last train.
(d) She's as pretty as dog chew.

14. How does Alice refer to her father?
(a) Papa.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Father.
(d) George.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alice refer to as the Bobs and Ricks?

2. Who put coffee in their child's milk bottle?

3. How does life after the death of Alice's father compare to life before his death?

4. What does Arthur do for mother?

5. What does Alice worry will harm Arthur?

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