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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Arthur - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Nonna described in Part Two:The Big House-Arthur?
(a) As being soft-hearted.
(b) As being heartless.
(c) As having a hardened heart.
(d) As having a heart of stone.

2. Why does Alice ask Arthur to drive her to the San on a daily drive?
(a) To bring Mother home.
(b) To be close to Mother.
(c) To bring Mother homemade bread.
(d) To tell Mother she is leaving with the unreliables.

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

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

5. How do Nonna and Alice communicate?
(a) By writing on a spiral notepad.
(b) By writing on a slate.
(c) With Miss O'Boyle as a translator.
(d) With hand gestures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does life after the death of Alice's father compare to life before his death?

2. Where does Alice go to visit Mother in Part Three: West 76th Street?

3. Who is Aunt Frances?

4. What best describes Alice's life with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy?

5. Who is Arthur driving when he dies?

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