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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. How does Alice refer to Arthur in Part 1?
(a) A part of the family.
(b) A grandfather.
(c) A slave.
(d) An indentured servant.

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

3. What does Mother say of Arlette's appearance?
(a) She chased her good looks away on the last train.
(b) She's as pretty as a pail of worms.
(c) She's as pretty as dog chew.
(d) Her good looks are wasted.

4. What does Arlette say that Nonna once did to Mother?
(a) Hit her with an oar.
(b) Dropped her on her head.
(c) Forgot to put her in the car for a family trip.
(d) Hit her with a car.

5. What does Alice promise herself in Part One, when she is 12?
(a) That she will not be like Mother.
(b) That she will live with Mother again.
(c) That she will be a poet like Father.
(d) That she won't let Aunt Frances have Mother's jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Frances tell Alice that there are rules about that she needs to learn?

2. Who does Aunt Frances tell Alice is paying for her living expenses while Mother is in the San?

3. What does Arlette suggest is the reason that Mother is mentally unstable?

4. What does Arthur say that Mother asked him to do on the way to the San?

5. What does Miss O'Boyle accuse Alice of when she starts coming home late at night?

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