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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 Arthur call Mother?
(a) Allie.
(b) Miss Alice.
(c) Mrs. Bennet.
(d) Sugar.

2. What does Alice say is one of her mother's unusual behaviors?
(a) Rubbing her back against walls.
(b) Knocking on a doorway before entering a room.
(c) Obsessively turning the faucet off and on.
(d) Licking her fingernails.

3. How does Mother use overripe fruit, as described in Part One?
(a) To decorate a mantle for Christmas.
(b) To make a wreath for Christmas.
(c) To bake a banana bread.
(d) To bake a fruit cake.

4. What does Mother tell Alice they will get when they go to Florida?
(a) A house with a pool.
(b) Healthy.
(c) A bird.
(d) Blonde and skinny.

5. How does Nonna react to the straw bag creations of Mother's?
(a) She calls them cheap.
(b) She tosses them aside.
(c) She beams with pride.
(d) She fusses over silly details.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who beats broomsticks against the floor?

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

3. How does Alice refer to her father?

4. Who is Arlette?

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

(see the answer key)

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