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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Alice in Part Four: West 76th-Mother?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty-eight, again.
(d) Fifty.

2. In the section labeled Father, what does Mother tell Alice to do with her remains when she dies?
(a) Bury her in the Fivey family plot.
(b) Scatter her remains near the water.
(c) Bury her with Father.
(d) Scatter them anywhere.

3. What is the last word that Mother speaks in the novel?
(a) Father.
(b) Alice.
(c) More.
(d) Mother.

4. What does Alice expect when she visits her mother in the last chapter?
(a) That she will pay more than she can afford for Mother's burial.
(b) That Mother will die.
(c) That Mother will be unable to speak.
(d) That the nurses will have plans for Mother's room.

5. How does Uncle Billy believe that Father died?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Accidental overdose.
(c) Murder.
(d) His poor driving.

6. What does Alice say she is hoping for in the chapter labeled Short Identifications?
(a) A vacation.
(b) A rich uncle from Madeira.
(c) A letter.
(d) Money falling from the sky.

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

8. Who is Mr. Early?
(a) A piano teacher.
(b) Mother's new boyfriend.
(c) A famous local painter.
(d) A high school English teacher.

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

10. What does Alice say was Nonna's opinion of Father?
(a) Mopey and depressed.
(b) Upbeat and encouraging.
(c) Artistic, but unrealistic.
(d) Too good for Mother.

11. How does Alice say that Nonna described Mother?
(a) As eager to please.
(b) As shy and withdrawn.
(c) As precocious, loud and boisterous.
(d) As spirited and energetic.

12. How does Alice say she misses her mother?
(a) The way I miss a chair when I sit down.
(b) Like a fish misses a bicycle.
(c) The way I think I will miss her when she dies.
(d) Like a fish misses water.

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

14. What is true of Alice's boyfriend?
(a) He is older and unattractive.
(b) He is younger and an athlete.
(c) He is older and very handsome.
(d) He is younger and acne prone.

15. What does Alice do at the end of Part Two:The Big House- Arthur?
(a) She steals one of Nonna's paintings to sell.
(b) She moves out of The Big House.
(c) She hitchhikes to Florida.
(d) She get a job taking tickets at the art museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Mother attend the funeral in Part Three?

2. Who calls Alice to tell her about Mr. Early's death?

3. Who does Alice live with at the brownstone at West 76th Street?

4. How long does Alice believe it took for Father to die?

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

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