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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?
(a) A torn sweater and ripped jeans.
(b) A t-shirt with a half-naked guy on it.
(c) A sweatshirt with a crossed-out machine gun on it.
(d) A very short dress.

3. How does Alma feel about what her daughter tries to point out to her as the walk Pine Street at the start of the story?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Impressed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Frightened.

4. What does Alma recall doing when she had once found Paul, Sr. passed out on their porch?
(a) She helped him to bed.
(b) She kicked him.
(c) She poured cold water on his head.
(d) She called the cops on him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paul, Sr., once call Alma while he was drunk?

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

3. In what industry does Paulie work?

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

5. What was Paul, Sr.'s occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Paulie? Why is he not with Alma at the start of the story?

2. What does Alma remember about the time she visited the zoo with Pammy and Paulie as children?

3. How does Alma feel about Pammy pointing out the purple flowers to her on their walk? What is Pammy wearing and how does Alma feel about her outfit?

4. How does Alma feel about how her children turned out despite being such smart children?

5. What were Paul, Sr.'s vices?

6. Who is Paul, Sr.? What did he do for work? Was he successful? How do you know?

7. Who is Debi Hather? Where does Alma first see her in the story? How does Alma remember her?

8. Who is Pammy? Who is Alma? Why are they together at the start of "Mother's Day"?

9. What did Alma do for her husband to entice him to stay home when he began staying out all night when the children were young?

10. What does Paulie recall from the night he hit his father in the groin for scaring him and his sister? What does Alma recall?

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