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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Alice when her father dies?
(a) Five.
(b) It's her 7th birthday.
(c) She doesn't remember.
(d) Ten.

2. What does Florida represent to Alice and mother?
(a) A place to find Alice's father.
(b) Healing and health.
(c) Utopia and an escape.
(d) A solution to their financial woes.

3. Who is Walter?
(a) Mother's boyfriend.
(b) Alice's uncle.
(c) A stray dog.
(d) Alice's pet cat.

4. Why did Alice's father want to bring Alice and Mother to Florida?
(a) To restore Mother's health with the healing sun and fruits.
(b) To get a job at Disneyworld.
(c) To create hope and show them sun and warmth.
(d) To escape the misery of his job.

5. Who is Arthur?
(a) Alice's school friend.
(b) An employee at the San.
(c) Mother's boss.
(d) An employee of Aunt Frances.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mother use overripe fruit, as described in Part One?

2. Where does Nonna sleep when Alice lives with her?

3. Who wears a cracked and smelly leather jacket?

4. What does Arthur say about Mother in her defense in Part One?

5. What does Mother do to ordinary straw bags, as described in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Walter like?

2. How does Arthur help to form an image of Mother?

3. Why does Alice call the San Mother's Florida?

4. Why are Mother's crystal glasses important to Alice?

5. Who are the primary influences in Alice's life when she is 15?

6. Is Alice a responsible teenager at age 15?

7. What do you think Alice's family was like before her father's death, based on information in the first chapter of the book?

8. How does Alice compare Walter and Father?

9. Does Uncle Billy love Alice?

10. How is Arthur's presence during Mother's trip to the San in Part One: Mother-Arthur important?

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