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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alice's family believe is in Florida?
(a) An abundance of sweet, ripe fruits.
(b) Doctors who understand the healing power of nature.
(c) Homes that the working class can afford to buy.
(d) Job opportunities for an artist.

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

3. What best describes Nonna's social life?
(a) She is a recluse.
(b) Her home is always overrun with children.
(c) Many visitors come to call.
(d) She devotes her time to her church.

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

5. Where do Alice and Arthur sometimes nap?
(a) On the floor in front of the TV.
(b) In the car.
(c) By the pool.
(d) At the park.

6. What does Alice say she feels like, living with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy?
(a) An honored guest.
(b) The daughter they never had.
(c) A visitor.
(d) Unwanted.

7. What does Miss O'Boyle accuse Alice of when she starts coming home late at night?
(a) Being like Mother.
(b) Wasting her youth and good looks.
(c) Looking for trouble.
(d) Stealing from Nonna.

8. What does Alice ask Arthur when he looks tired?
(a) If he needs to rest.
(b) If he is taking his medication.
(c) Where the bus stop is.
(d) How he is sleeping.

9. What does Alice promise herself in Part One, when she is 12?
(a) That she will live with Mother again.
(b) That she will be a poet like Father.
(c) That she won't let Aunt Frances have Mother's jewelry.
(d) That she will not be like Mother.

10. Who is Arlette?
(a) Mother's roommate at the San.
(b) Alice's best friend.
(c) Alice's cat.
(d) Her relationship is not defined.

11. What does Uncle Billy do to some of Nonna's valuable pictures?
(a) He rehangs them in her bedroom.
(b) He sells them at a pawn shop and gives her the money.
(c) He writes his name on the back.
(d) He has them framed for her.

12. What best describes Alice's life with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy?
(a) An adventure.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Loving.
(d) Stable.

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

14. What does Arthur say that Mother asked him to do on the way to the San?
(a) Take her out of state.
(b) Take her home.
(c) Stop for a milkshake.
(d) Drive faster.

15. How does Alice become an orphan?
(a) Her father dies and Mother is institutionalized.
(b) Both her parents are hit by a bus.
(c) Her father leaves and Mother dies in a car crash.
(d) Father is institutionalized and Mother leaves for Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alice ask Arthur to drive her to the San on a daily drive?

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

3. Who is Aunt Frances?

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

5. Where does Alice go with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy for an annual trip?

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