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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. Who are the unreliables?
(a) Drifters.
(b) Door to door salesmen.
(c) Hired help.
(d) Locals on welfare.

2. How does Alice say Mother sounds when she speaks?
(a) Affected, like she is searching for the proper accent.
(b) Excitedly; she seems to echo off the walls.
(c) Uninflectedly, like she's thinking of something else.
(d) Quiet, like she hasn't yet woken up.

3. Who does Aunt Frances tell Alice is paying for her living expenses while Mother is in the San?
(a) Arlette.
(b) Mother's Trust.
(c) Uncle Billy.
(d) Nonna.

4. Where does Father die?
(a) In bed.
(b) In the river that flows under Main Street.
(c) In his car.
(d) In the ravine by the train tracks.

5. What does Alice do with some of her inheritance?
(a) Buys an apartment in Manhattan.
(b) Buys a house in Florida.
(c) Buys a house for Mother.
(d) Pays for Mother's medical needs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cares for Nonna's property?

2. What job does Alice have when she visits Mother after Nonna's funeral?

3. Who is upset about some of the things that Nonna often gives to Alice?

4. What does Aunt Frances tell Alice that there are rules about that she needs to learn?

5. Who is Aunt Frances?

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