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

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

3. 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.

4. Where did Al Fowler and his cousin leave Debi's daughter after she ran away?
(a) Palm Springs.
(b) Philly.
(c) Portland.
(d) Phoenix.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alma respond when Pammy suggested Debi Hather was an old friend?

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

3. What does Debi imagine Alma would learn about her husband when she reached Heaven and watched the movie of her life?

4. What does Debi think of Alma as a mother?

5. Who does Debi refer to as the love of her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Vicky leave? Where did she go? With whom? What was the last word Debi received from her daughter?

2. Describe the scene at Paul's gravesite a few days after his funeral.

3. What happened when Vicky brought a boy name Rob over? In what way did Debi embarrass Vicky? What did Vicky do that Debi found absurd?

4. What has Debi done in her past which she admits makes her no angel?

5. How does Debi try to cope with the fact that Vicky ran away from her?

6. What does Pammy say to Alma when they first see Debi? How does Alma respond?

7. Who is Vicky? Describe her relationship with Debi.

8. Why is Debi surprised Alma's children pay any attention to her on Mother's Day? What did Debi see Paulie doing at Wegman's the day before Mother's Day?

9. Why does Debi think she should have been born in the future?

10. What was Debi's relationship with Paul, Sr.? How does Debi feel about Paul and his behavior?

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