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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?
(a) Easy.
(b) Excruciating.
(c) Tense.
(d) Symbiotic.

3. What does Pammy ask Alma as she stares at Debi from across the street?
(a) If she knows that crazy hippie.
(b) If she wants to say hi to her old friend.
(c) If she wants her to slap Debi for what she did.
(d) If she is the one her dad had an affair with.

4. How long had it been since Debi last heard from her daughter?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 32 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. What did Debi's daughter do before a parade once to make their house look more presentable?
(a) Mow their lawn.
(b) Plant roses.
(c) Buy a bird bath.
(d) Paint their house.

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

7. What did Paul once give to Debi after they had sex behind St. Jude's?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) An engagement ring.
(c) Lingerie.
(d) A love note.

8. When reflecting on her past, what does Debi think of "as a form of joyous overflow" (6)?
(a) Picking on Alma.
(b) Raising her daughter.
(c) Sleeping with men.
(d) Doing drugs.

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

10. How did Alma respond when Pammy suggested Debi Hather was an old friend?
(a) She said she had never seen the woman in her life.
(b) She said she never meant anything to them.
(c) She said she used to sleep with her father.
(d) She said she was not sure Debi would remember her.

11. What does Pammy suggest Alma do when Debi waves at her?
(a) Tell her off.
(b) Ignore her.
(c) Flip her off.
(d) Wave back.

12. How does Debi think of herself as a mother?
(a) Too lenient.
(b) Generous.
(c) Neglectful.
(d) Too strict.

13. What does Debi recall Paul telling her in the last year of his life?
(a) He regretted cheating on Alma.
(b) He had never been so happy.
(c) He never loved Alma.
(d) He never loved Debi.

14. Why does Debi refuse to judge Alma or anyone?
(a) She believes one should be curious, not judgmental.
(b) One should not judge others if they do not want to be judged themselves.
(c) To judge was to dominate.
(d) Judging was not loving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Debi imagine Alma would say to her if they were in Heaven at the same time?

2. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?

3. What is Debi's daughter's name?

4. What does Debi think the salesman from Ohio might have to explain to "St. Whoever" (6) after he dies?

5. Where did Al Fowler and his cousin leave Debi's daughter after she ran away?

(see the answer keys)

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