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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Big House - Arthur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss O'Boyle accuse Alice of when she starts coming home late at night?
(a) Stealing from Nonna.
(b) Wasting her youth and good looks.
(c) Looking for trouble.
(d) Being like Mother.

2. What does Alice say is in it for her if Nonna dies?
(a) An inheritance.
(b) Drama and experience.
(c) She hopes to live in the Big House with Arthur.
(d) Nothing; she will have to live with Uncle Billy.

3. What does Arthur say that Mother asked him to do on the way to the San?
(a) Stop for a milkshake.
(b) Take her out of state.
(c) Drive faster.
(d) Take her home.

4. What does Aunt Frances make Alice do?
(a) Take two baths a day.
(b) Attend an etiquette class.
(c) Let her hair grow long.
(d) Cut her hair short.

5. Who does Alice refer to as the Bobs and Ricks?
(a) The men Mother dated before Walter.
(b) The boys she dates.
(c) People like Arthur.
(d) Boring men, unlike Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Billy ask Alice at the party the summer that she is 12?

2. Who put coffee in their child's milk bottle?

3. Who is Arlette?

4. What does Arlette suggest is the reason that Mother is mentally unstable?

5. Why does Alice ask Arthur to drive her to the San on a daily drive?

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