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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Alma begin wearing "the wildest underthings" (4) when her children were young?
(a) Because Paul asked her to.
(b) To impress her boyfriend.
(c) She had started stripping to make extra money.
(d) To entice Paul to stop seeing other women.

2. Who does Debi refer to as the love of her life?
(a) Carl.
(b) Tom.
(c) Phil.
(d) Paul.

3. What does Alma think the place Pammy works smells like?
(a) Patchouli.
(b) Crap.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Hemp.

4. What is Pammy doing while they walk Pine Street, which Alma finds nearly absurd?
(a) Holding Alma's hand.
(b) Telling everyone to wish her mother a Happy Mother's Day.
(c) Talking loudly.
(d) Yelling at strangers.

5. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?
(a) She left them there.
(b) She called the cops.
(c) She had Paul, Sr. take them home.
(d) She spanked them both.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paulie claim his father did to him when he punched him in the groin when he was young?

2. What is Alma thankful Pammy and Paulie had not been bugging her about during this visit?

3. Where does Pammy work?

4. How does Alma feel about what her daughter tries to point out to her as the walk Pine Street at the start of the story?

5. In addition to working "dumb jobs" (3) and never marrying, what are Pammy and Paulie always doing?

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