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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Mother - Arlette's Stories.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When does Mother go to the San in Part One?
(a) On the day she dresses for a job interview.
(b) On the day that Alice's father dies.
(c) One winter when Alice is ten.
(d) One winter after she finishes her painting project.
2. What happens to Walter?
(a) He leaves Alice and her mother.
(b) He is mugged and falls into a coma.
(c) He becomes a born again Christian.
(d) He dies from a heart attack.
3. What does Arthur do for mother?
(a) Buys her lunch.
(b) Mows her lawn.
(c) Carries her groceries.
(d) Drives her to the San.
4. What does Alice's family believe is in Florida?
(a) Job opportunities for an artist.
(b) Homes that the working class can afford to buy.
(c) Doctors who understand the healing power of nature.
(d) An abundance of sweet, ripe fruits.
5. How does Alice say Mother sounds when she speaks?
(a) Excitedly; she seems to echo off the walls.
(b) Uninflectedly, like she's thinking of something else.
(c) Quiet, like she hasn't yet woken up.
(d) Affected, like she is searching for the proper accent.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Alice become an orphan?
2. What is Alice's main concern about living with Mother?
3. Who is Walter?
4. How does Walter make Mother feel about herself?
5. How do the members of Mother's family react to the gifts she gives them at Christmas?
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