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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Arthur - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arthur call Mother?
(a) Miss Alice.
(b) Mrs. Bennet.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Allie.

2. Who beats broomsticks against the floor?
(a) Mother.
(b) Aunt Frances.
(c) Alice.
(d) The upstairs neighbor.

3. Why does Alice first return to the Big House years after leaving?
(a) For Uncle Billy's funeral.
(b) To auction off Nonna's remaining possessions.
(c) For Nonna's funeral.
(d) To visit Mother.

4. What one subject is mentioned that Nonna and Alice talk about?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Mental asylums.
(c) Mother and Father.
(d) The history of objects in The Big House.

5. What do the unreliables say about Aunt Frances?
(a) That she pays well.
(b) That she is glad to be rid of Alice.
(c) That she is like every white woman.
(d) That she is cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Walter make Mother feel about herself?

2. What does Aunt Frances tell Alice that there are rules about that she needs to learn?

3. Who does Alice refer to as the Bobs and Ricks?

4. What is Walter's favorite drink?

5. Who is Nonna?

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