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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Big House - Tucson.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Here's to you, here's to me, here's to our new home!"?
(a) Mother.
(b) Alice.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Father.

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

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

4. What do the unreliables say about Aunt Frances?
(a) That she pays well.
(b) That she is cruel.
(c) That she is like every white woman.
(d) That she is glad to be rid of Alice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Aunt Frances tell Alice is paying for her living expenses while Mother is in the San?

5. How does Alice say Mother sounds when she speaks?

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