View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: West Seventy-Six - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mother live after she checks out of the San?
(a) At the Big House.
(b) Someplace warm with a man from the San.
(c) In Florida with a woman from the San.
(d) With Arlette.

2. How do Alice and her Walter each deal with their troubled relationship?
(a) They both drink and he hits her.
(b) She drinks and he gambles.
(c) He drinks and she plays the slots.
(d) She smokes pot and he drinks.

3. What seems to be Arlette's role in the family?
(a) Peace keeper.
(b) To point out everyone's good points.
(c) To point out everyone's flaws.
(d) Book keeper.

4. Where does Nonna sleep when Alice lives with her?
(a) On the sofa by the fireplace.
(b) In a crib-like bed.
(c) On a twin bed just like Alice's.
(d) In the massive king size bed she had shared with her husband.

5. What does Miss O'Boyle accuse Alice of when she starts coming home late at night?
(a) Being like Mother.
(b) Wasting her youth and good looks.
(c) Looking for trouble.
(d) Stealing from Nonna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the unreliables?

2. How does Alice's Walter die?

3. What does Alice say is in it for her if Nonna dies?

4. What does Arthur say that Mother gave him?

5. Why does Aunt Frances say that Alice should call her rather than the nurses?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 316 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample