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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cyclops and The Women's Open.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes in the first essay, "It seemed that every Christmas my mother was _______."
(a) Crying.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Remarrying.
(d) Pregnant.

2. How much does the napkin holder made by the author weigh?
(a) Three pounds.
(b) Six ounces.
(c) Seven pounds.
(d) Ten pounds.

3. How many steps does it take the narrator to walk home from school in the second essay?
(a) 315.
(b) 637.
(c) 921.
(d) 214.

4. What does the narrator do with his shoe obsessively in the second essay?
(a) Taps his head.
(b) Cradles it.
(c) Throws it at peers.
(d) Crosses himself with it.

5. What is the name of the development that Ya Ya is moved to?
(a) Retirement Heaven.
(b) Johnson Assisted Living.
(c) Capital Towers.
(d) Green Acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What home does Ya Ya finally end up at?

2. Where does Ya Ya live in the beginning of the third essay?

3. Who leaves a large inheritance to the author's mother?

4. Who comes to the house to speak to the author's mother in the second essay?

5. What do the narrator and his brother come to view their grandmother as?

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