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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Father - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes Aunt Frances?
(a) Giving and loving.
(b) Firm, but kind.
(c) Uncertain and lacking confidence.
(d) Orderly and strict.

2. Where do Alice and Arthur sometimes nap?
(a) On the floor in front of the TV.
(b) At the park.
(c) By the pool.
(d) In the car.

3. What is Alice allowed to do with Mother's possessions as they are unpacked?
(a) Decide where to keep them.
(b) Select one to keep in her room.
(c) Decide who to donate them to.
(d) Look, but not touch.

4. What best describes Mother's life in the Mother-Arlette section of Part One?
(a) Disorderly.
(b) Rewarding.
(c) Anally organized.
(d) Spontaneous.

5. How does Alice say Mother sounds when she speaks?
(a) Uninflectedly, like she's thinking of something else.
(b) Affected, like she is searching for the proper accent.
(c) Excitedly; she seems to echo off the walls.
(d) Quiet, like she hasn't yet woken up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother do that embarrasses Alice when she visits her at the San?

2. How is mother treated by her mother and other family members?

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

4. Who is Aunt Frances?

5. How do the members of Mother's family react to the gifts she gives them at Christmas?

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