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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aunt Frances tell Alice that there are rules about that she needs to learn?
(a) Dressing and fashion.
(b) Speaking to adults.
(c) The Upper Class.
(d) Manners.

2. What does Arthur say about Mother in her defense in Part One?
(a) That her gift was creativity, not accounting.
(b) That she loved to shop for gifts.
(c) That she was generous and gave things away.
(d) That she understood money was meant to spread joy.

3. What is one thing the unreliables take from Aunt Frances?
(a) Alice.
(b) Silverware.
(c) Money.
(d) Her television.

4. What promise does Alice say she neglected to keep to Mr. Early?
(a) To attend his retirement party.
(b) To take his class at a local college.
(c) To meet him for coffee.
(d) To become a poet.

5. Who does Mother blame for the circumstances of her life?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her family.
(c) Alice.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who put coffee in their child's milk bottle?

2. What possession of Mother's does Aunt Frances berate Alice for touching?

3. Who calls Alice to tell her about Mr. Early's death?

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

5. How does Alice refer to Arthur in Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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