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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 does Alma recall Paul, Sr. doing the time Pammy slapped her?
(a) He punished Pammy for two weeks.
(b) He slapped her back.
(c) He walked by and said nothing.
(d) He yelled at Alma for bugging Pammy.

2. What does Pammy try to point out to her mother as they walk Pine Street at the start of the story?
(a) Purple flowers.
(b) All the traffic.
(c) The rain clouds.
(d) The nice houses.

3. What did Debi see Paulie doing the day before at Wegmans?
(a) Applying for a job.
(b) Buying nips of whiskey.
(c) Buying flowers for Alma.
(d) Trying to steal cigarettes.

4. What does Alma wish Pammy would have worn on their Mother's Day outing?
(a) A nice dress or pants suit.
(b) Shorts and a tank top.
(c) A silk blouse and slacks.
(d) Something more casual.

5. 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) To entice Paul to stop seeing other women.
(d) She had started stripping to make extra money.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What nickname does Alma recall using for Pammy when she was young?

4. What does Pammy ask Alma as she stares at Debi from across the street?

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

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