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

2. Does Alice want to live with Mother again?
(a) She is angry at having to make a choice.
(b) She dreads having to live with her again.
(c) She is conflicted, as her life is now stable.
(d) She deparately wants to live with her again.

3. How is mother treated by her mother and other family members?
(a) She is unappreciated.
(b) She is respected.
(c) She is handled with kid gloves.
(d) She is used and abused.

4. Who are the unreliables?
(a) Hired help.
(b) Door to door salesmen.
(c) Drifters.
(d) Locals on welfare.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother do to ordinary straw bags, as described in Part One?

2. What do the unreliables say about Aunt Frances?

3. What does Arthur say that Mother gave him?

4. How does Alice describe Aunt Frances' and Uncle Billy's house when she first goes to stay with them?

5. What does Uncle Billy tell Alice her mother needs?

(see the answer key)

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