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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Big House - Arthur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hosts a party the summer that Alice is 12?
(a) Mother.
(b) Alice.
(c) Uncle Billy.
(d) Arlette.

2. What does Alice do at the end of Part Two:The Big House- Arthur?
(a) She steals one of Nonna's paintings to sell.
(b) She moves out of The Big House.
(c) She hitchhikes to Florida.
(d) She get a job taking tickets at the art museum.

3. How do the members of Mother's family react to the gifts she gives them at Christmas?
(a) They are pleased.
(b) They are hurt.
(c) They make no comment.
(d) They are angry.

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

5. Who is Mr. Early?
(a) A famous local painter.
(b) Mother's new boyfriend.
(c) A piano teacher.
(d) A high school English teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur say about Mother in her defense in Part One?

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

3. What does Mr. Early encourage Alice to do?

4. Why does Miss O'Boyle say that Nonna 's eyes are almost always open, wet and watching?

5. What happens to Father when Alice is five?

(see the answer key)

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