View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Alice to tell her about Mr. Early's death?
(a) Arlette.
(b) Mother.
(c) Mrs. Early.
(d) Aunt Frances.

2. How does Uncle Billy believe that Father died?
(a) Murder.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Accidental overdose.
(d) His poor driving.

3. What was Mr. Early doing when he died?
(a) Marching in a parade.
(b) Reciting a poem.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Gerdening.

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

5. How do Nonna and Alice communicate?
(a) By writing on a slate.
(b) With Miss O'Boyle as a translator.
(c) By writing on a spiral notepad.
(d) With hand gestures.

6. What does Alice say she misses about men in the Any House chapter?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Their touching ways.
(c) Their money.
(d) Someone as messed up as me.

7. What does Alice want to draw?
(a) The desert at sunset.
(b) Her future.
(c) Mother, as she used to be.
(d) Her aunt and uncle, their hands, their glasses.

8. Who makes Alice a cake?
(a) Mother.
(b) Mrs. Early.
(c) Duane.
(d) Aunt Frances.

9. What health problem does Uncle Billy have in the last part of the story?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Heart problems.
(c) Breathing problems.
(d) Sleep Apnea.

10. What does Alice say that Nonna claimed Mother lied about?
(a) Mother's abuse.
(b) Nonna's husband having an affair.
(c) Secretly dating Father.
(d) Stealing Nonna's paintings.

11. How is Nonna described in Part Two:The Big House-Arthur?
(a) As being heartless.
(b) As having a hardened heart.
(c) As being soft-hearted.
(d) As having a heart of stone.

12. Where does Alice go to visit Mother in Part Three: West 76th Street?
(a) Florida.
(b) California.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A mental asylum.

13. What does Alice tell Mr. Early about Father?
(a) That she looks just like him.
(b) That he was going to take her to Florida.
(c) That he killed himself.
(d) That he wanted to be a poet.

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

15. What is the last word that Mother speaks in the novel?
(a) More.
(b) Alice.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret wish does Alice express after Nonna's funeral?

2. What promise does Alice say she neglected to keep to Mr. Early?

3. Why does Alice first return to the Big House years after leaving?

4. Where do Alice and Aunt Frances go together in the final chapter?

5. Why is Mother's appearance changed when Alice goes to visit her after Nonna's funeral?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 508 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample