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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Mother - Arlette's Stories.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What best describes Walter's appearance?
(a) Soft curves and sharp eyes.
(b) Disappointed mouth and Einstein hair.
(c) Fat and overgrown with hair.
(d) Losing hair and scruffy.

3. What does Mother do to ordinary straw bags, as described in Part One?
(a) Makes them into stories with dollhouse trinkets.
(b) Makes party favors for Alice's birthday party.
(c) Turns them into masks.
(d) Weaves them with fishwire and ribbon.

4. Who is Aunt Frances?
(a) The old lady who lives next door.
(b) An employee at the San.
(c) Mother's sister-in-law.
(d) Father's 98-year-old aunt.

5. What is the San?
(a) A hospital.
(b) An office complex.
(c) A museum.
(d) A mental asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nonna react to the straw bag creations of Mother's?

2. What is Alice's main concern about living with Mother?

3. What best describes Walter and Mother's relationship?

4. How does Mother use overripe fruit, as described in Part One?

5. What does Florida represent to Alice and mother?

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