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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12 - 18 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Debi do a few days after Paul's funeral?
(a) She sent an anonymous sympathy card to Alma.
(b) She left town.
(c) She told Alma about their affair.
(d) She snuck to his grave an wept.

2. What did Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?
(a) Strawberry yogurt.
(b) Extra butter.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Pancake syrup.

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

4. What does Paulie claim his father did to him when he punched him in the groin when he was young?
(a) Sent him to be without supper.
(b) Called the cops on him.
(c) Punched him right back.
(d) Sent him to sleep in the shed.

5. How does Debi describe Alma's face when she first sees her from across the street?
(a) Shriveled apple.
(b) Big old prune.
(c) Fuzzy peach.
(d) Sour lemon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alma think the place Pammy works smells like?

2. What does the paramedic say to the other paramedic at the end of the story?

3. What word did Paul, Sr. once use to describe "the efficacy of his tree stimulator" (3)?

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

5. What does Debi finally do when Alma continues to glare at her "as if stuck"(8)?

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