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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Arthur - Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Walter make Mother feel about herself?
(a) Like she is a better person than she used to be.
(b) Needed and nurturing.
(c) Stupid and incompetent.
(d) Guilty.

3. What does Walter do while listening to music?
(a) Howl.
(b) Play games.
(c) Smoke cigarettes.
(d) Rest and stretch.

4. Who wears a cracked and smelly leather jacket?
(a) Alice.
(b) Father.
(c) Walter.
(d) Arthur.

5. What is Walter's favorite drink?
(a) Ginger ale.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hosts a party the summer that Alice is 12?

2. What best describes Walter's appearance?

3. What things does Alice mention that Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy give her?

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

5. Alice quotes someone, maybe her father, as saying, "A man sounds like money when he-"

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