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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. Who hosts a party the summer that Alice is 12?
(a) Arlette.
(b) Mother.
(c) Uncle Billy.
(d) Alice.

2. How does Alice refer to her father?
(a) George.
(b) Papa.
(c) Father.
(d) Daddy.

3. What does Arlette suggest is the reason that Mother is mentally unstable?
(a) That Nonna hit her with an oar.
(b) That she was neglected as a child.
(c) Heredity.
(d) That Nonna dropped her on her head.

4. How does Mother relate to men after the death of Alice's father?
(a) She seeks out troubled men.
(b) She seeks a father figure.
(c) She avoids all men.
(d) She is angry at all men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother tell Alice they will get when they go to Florida?

2. How does Walter make Mother feel about herself?

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

4. What is true about Alice's custody when she visits Mother at the San?

5. What best describes Aunt Frances?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the circumstances that lead to Alice becoming an orphan.

3. Is Alice destined to follow in Mother's footsteps?

4. Describe the Big House.

5. Why do you think Alice and her mother have the same name?

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

7. Explain if you believe that Alice is happy living with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy.

8. What are Aunt Frances' priorities?

9. Is Uncle Billy satisfied with his life?

10. Describe some of Mother's strengths.

(see the answer keys)

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