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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Alice's father want to bring Alice and Mother to Florida?
(a) To escape the misery of his job.
(b) To create hope and show them sun and warmth.
(c) To restore Mother's health with the healing sun and fruits.
(d) To get a job at Disneyworld.

2. How is mother treated by her mother and other family members?
(a) She is unappreciated.
(b) She is handled with kid gloves.
(c) She is used and abused.
(d) She is respected.

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

4. Who says, "Here's to you, here's to me, here's to our new home!"?
(a) Alice.
(b) Father.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Alice and Arthur sometimes nap?

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

3. What seems to be Arlette's role in the family?

4. How does Mother use overripe fruit, as described in Part One?

5. What does Arlette say that Nonna once did to Mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Arthur's presence during Mother's trip to the San in Part One: Mother-Arthur important?

2. Is Alice a responsible teenager at age 15?

3. Do you think Father intended to take his family to Florida?

4. Why do Aunt Frances and Arlette take charge of unpacking Mother's things?

5. Is Uncle Billy satisfied with his life?

6. Does Alice want to be like her mother?

7. How does Nonna feel about Mother?

8. Who are the primary influences in Alice's life when she is 15?

9. Describe some of Mother's strengths.

10. Is Aunt Frances selfish?

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