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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Mother - Tuscon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Arthur?
(a) An employee at the San.
(b) An employee of Aunt Frances.
(c) Alice's school friend.
(d) Mother's boss.

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

3. What best describes Walter's appearance?
(a) Disappointed mouth and Einstein hair.
(b) Soft curves and sharp eyes.
(c) Fat and overgrown with hair.
(d) Losing hair and scruffy.

4. When does Mother go to the San in Part One?
(a) On the day that Alice's father dies.
(b) One winter when Alice is ten.
(c) One winter after she finishes her painting project.
(d) On the day she dresses for a job interview.

5. What does Florida represent to Alice and mother?
(a) A solution to their financial woes.
(b) A place to find Alice's father.
(c) Healing and health.
(d) Utopia and an escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats broomsticks against the floor?

2. What kind of music does Walter enjoy?

3. What does Mother wear on the last day Alice sees her in Part One (Mother-Arthur)?

4. Why did Alice's father want to bring Alice and Mother to Florida?

5. What is the San?

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