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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. Where does Alice see a lot of family jewelry, precious silverware, and valuable artwork?
(a) The art museum.
(b) Nonna's house.
(c) Miss O'Boyle's house.
(d) Arlette's house.

2. After her mother is gone, what does Alice say is a reason that she should still be around?
(a) She had promised to take Alice to Florida.
(b) She was a good mother.
(c) They share the same name.
(d) Father will come back looking for her.

3. How does Mother relate to men after the death of Alice's father?
(a) She seeks out troubled men.
(b) She is angry at all men.
(c) She avoids all men.
(d) She seeks a father figure.

4. What job does Alice have when she visits Mother after Nonna's funeral?
(a) She is a social worker.
(b) She is a waitress.
(c) She is a counselor.
(d) She is a teacher.

5. Why does Aunt Frances say that Alice should call her rather than the nurses?
(a) So Uncle Billy can lock the house when Nonna dies.
(b) Because family should take care of family.
(c) So that Alice doesn't have to watch Nonna die.
(d) Because the nurses are unreliable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of Alice's boyfriend?

2. What best describes Mother's life in the Mother-Arlette section of Part One?

3. Where is Nonna's house located?

4. What does Alice say she feels like, living with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy?

5. What does Alice do at the end of Part Two:The Big House- Arthur?

(see the answer key)

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