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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Alma recall Pammy doing once when Alma tried to adjust her collar when she was younger?
(a) Crying.
(b) Slapping her.
(c) Kissing her cheek.
(d) Holding her hand.

3. What is Debi doing outside of her house when Alma sees her as she and Pammy reach the house?
(a) Sweeping her sidewalk.
(b) Planting roses.
(c) Mowing her lawn.
(d) Painting her house.

4. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) George Saunders.
(c) John Cheever.
(d) David Foster Wallace.

5. What word did Paul, Sr. once use to describe "the efficacy of his tree stimulator" (3)?
(a) Fabulous.
(b) Spontaneous.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Nebulous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?

2. Who is Elieen who Alma recalls when thinking of Pammy and Paulie's younger days?

3. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?

4. How does Alma remember Debi when they were in high school?

5. What instrument did Pammy play briefly when she was younger?

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