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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. What does Walter do while listening to music?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Rest and stretch.
(c) Howl.
(d) Play games.

2. What does Uncle Billy tell Alice her mother needs?
(a) Rest.
(b) Medical treatment.
(c) Psychological therapy.
(d) A man.

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

4. What is Alice's main concern about living with Mother?
(a) Mother's seizures are getting worse.
(b) Life is embarrasing for Alice.
(c) Life is unpredictable and unstable.
(d) Mother's drinking.

5. When does Mother go to the San in Part One?
(a) One winter when Alice is ten.
(b) One winter after she finishes her painting project.
(c) On the day that Alice's father dies.
(d) On the day she dresses for a job interview.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alice recall eating while her father talked of Florida, in Part One?

3. Who hosts a party the summer that Alice is 12?

4. What things does Alice mention that Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy give her?

5. How does Alice become an orphan?

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