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

2. Why is Mother's appearance changed when Alice goes to visit her after Nonna's funeral?
(a) She has bulimia and has lost weight.
(b) She is bald from the chemotherapy.
(c) She has dyed her hair red.
(d) She is tanned and healthyl

3. What is true of Alice's boyfriend?
(a) He is older and very handsome.
(b) He is younger and an athlete.
(c) He is older and unattractive.
(d) He is younger and acne prone.

4. What item of Uncle Billy's does Alice show to Mother in Part Four?
(a) An arrowhead from his collection.
(b) His birthday card.
(c) A milk punch recipe.
(d) A card he sent to Mother.

5. How long does Alice believe it took for Father to die?
(a) A single heartbeat.
(b) The time it takes to give up on the people you love.
(c) 8, 9, or 10 minutes.
(d) 30 plus years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Nonna and Alice communicate?

2. Where is Arthur when he dies, according to events in Part Four?

3. What does Alice do with some of her inheritance?

4. What health problem does Uncle Billy have in the last part of the story?

5. What does Mother say about Nonna's feelings for her children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Alice finds herself in a lawyer's office when she is 30-years-old.

2. What is the impact of Mr. Early's death on Alice?

3. What is Alice's Florida when she is in high school?

4. How has Mother and Alice's relationship changed when they are living on different coasts?

5. Is Alice happy at the end of the story?

6. Describe Alice's Walter.

7. Describe the circumstances of Arthur's death.

8. Why does Mother live apart from the family in California in Part Three: The Big House?

9. Is it right for Alice to ask her Mother to sign over access to Mother's trust fund?

10. What does Mr. Early represent to Alice?

(see the answer keys)

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