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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Big House - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Walter?
(a) He is mugged and falls into a coma.
(b) He becomes a born again Christian.
(c) He leaves Alice and her mother.
(d) He dies from a heart attack.

3. What is NOT something that Alice does in Tuscon?
(a) Browses in bookstores.
(b) Swims in the pool.
(c) Collects stones for jewelry.
(d) Rides horses.

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

5. What does Mother do that embarrasses Alice when she visits her at the San?
(a) Sits on a piano and sings.
(b) Cries in public.
(c) Introduces Alice as "my sister."
(d) Laughs like a crazy woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Aunt Frances?

2. Who unpacks Mother's things after she goes to the San in Part One?

3. What does Mother do to ordinary straw bags, as described in Part One?

4. How does Alice describe Aunt Frances' and Uncle Billy's house when she first goes to stay with them?

5. After her mother is gone, what does Alice say is a reason that she should still be around?

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