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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Any House - Florida.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Alice want to draw?
(a) The desert at sunset.
(b) Her future.
(c) Her aunt and uncle, their hands, their glasses.
(d) Mother, as she used to be.

3. 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 was a good mother.
(c) Father will come back looking for her.
(d) She had promised to take Alice to Florida.

4. Who is Miss O'Boyle?
(a) Alice's social worker.
(b) The woman Nonna works for.
(c) Mother's nurse.
(d) Nonna's nurse.

5. What best describes Mother before she goes to the San?
(a) Depressed and suicidal.
(b) Thin and bulimic.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Creative and flamboyant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one subject is mentioned that Nonna and Alice talk about?

2. How does Alice's Walter die?

3. What is Alice allowed to do with Mother's possessions as they are unpacked?

4. Where does Alice see a lot of family jewelry, precious silverware, and valuable artwork?

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

(see the answer key)

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