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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 job does Alice have when she visits Mother after Nonna's funeral?
(a) She is a social worker.
(b) She is a counselor.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) She is a teacher.

2. What does Mr. Early notice about Alice?
(a) That she shows a sensibility for literature.
(b) That she has an eye for art.
(c) That she looks and acts just like her mother.
(d) That she has a habit of going unnoticed.

3. How does Alice refer to Arthur in Part 1?
(a) A part of the family.
(b) A slave.
(c) An indentured servant.
(d) A grandfather.

4. After her mother is gone, what does Alice say is a reason that she should still be around?
(a) They share the same name.
(b) She had promised to take Alice to Florida.
(c) She was a good mother.
(d) Father will come back looking for her.

5. What best describes Mother's life in the Mother-Arlette section of Part One?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Rewarding.
(c) Disorderly.
(d) Anally organized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arlette say that Nonna once did to Mother?

2. Who wears a cracked and smelly leather jacket?

3. What kind of music does Walter enjoy?

4. How old is Alice when her father dies?

5. What does Mr. Early encourage Alice to do?

(see the answer key)

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