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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Paul, Sr.'s occupation?
2. What is Alma thankful Pammy and Paulie had not been bugging her about during this visit?
3. What is Pammy doing while they walk Pine Street, which Alma finds nearly absurd?
4. What did Paul, Sr., once call Alma while he was drunk?
5. What does Alma recall Pammy doing once when Alma tried to adjust her collar when she was younger?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alma remember about the time she visited the zoo with Pammy and Paulie as children?
2. Who is Debi Hather? Where does Alma first see her in the story? How does Alma remember her?
3. 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?
4. Who is Paul, Sr.? What did he do for work? Was he successful? How do you know?
5. What were Paul, Sr.'s vices?
6. What does Paulie recall from the night he hit his father in the groin for scaring him and his sister? What does Alma recall?
7. Who is Pammy? Who is Alma? Why are they together at the start of "Mother's Day"?
8. How does Alma feel about how her children turned out despite being such smart children?
9. Who is Paulie? Why is he not with Alma at the start of the story?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Saunders's language style and word choice in "Mother's Day." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of "Mother's Day." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Mother's Day" similar or different from his previous works?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay examining Debi's sweeping as a symbol in "Mother's Day." In what scenes does Debi's sweeping appear? What is the context? How does this develop the narrative?
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