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

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

3. At the end of the story, what does Alma believe must happen in order for everything to be fixed?
(a) She must pick up the babies.
(b) She must admit her fault.
(c) She must stop being Alma.
(d) She must stop seeing Paul.

4. What did Alma feel her children ruined when it came to her and Paul, Sr.'s relationship?
(a) Their communication.
(b) Their financial stability.
(c) Their vacationing.
(d) Their sex life.

5. What did Pammy take Alma to on Mother's Day?
(a) A park.
(b) A hotel.
(c) The movies.
(d) Lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paulie try to give Alma and Paul, Sr. when they nearly lost their house?

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

3. What does Alma see when she looks at her hands after she died?

4. Why do the babies in Alma's vision continue to walk away from her as she tries to pick them up?

5. What does Debi recall her daughter doing when she brought a boy named Rob over, which Debi could not fathom?

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