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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 Alice express to Mother during their conversation about Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy in Part Three: West 76th Street?
(a) Gratitude for having Mother still in her life.
(b) Determination never to become like Mother.
(c) Anger that Mother lost custody of her.
(d) Relief that Mother lost custody of her.

2. How does Nonna react to the straw bag creations of Mother's?
(a) She tosses them aside.
(b) She beams with pride.
(c) She fusses over silly details.
(d) She calls them cheap.

3. What does Mother say was true of Nonna's husband?
(a) He was a cruel and abusive man.
(b) He was a poet.
(c) He had a mistress.
(d) He was devoted to Nonna.

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

5. What does Mother tell Alice they will get when they go to Florida?
(a) Healthy.
(b) A house with a pool.
(c) Blonde and skinny.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats broomsticks against the floor?

2. What does Mother bring to her family members on Christmas?

3. Where does Alice stay during Arthur's funeral?

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

5. What does Miss O'Boyle accuse Alice of when she starts coming home late at night?

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