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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. What best describes Walter and Mother's relationship?
(a) Supportive.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Troubled.
(d) Dismissive.

2. How do the members of Mother's family react to the gifts she gives them at Christmas?
(a) They are pleased.
(b) They make no comment.
(c) They are hurt.
(d) They are angry.

3. How does Alice say Mother sounds when she speaks?
(a) Quiet, like she hasn't yet woken up.
(b) Affected, like she is searching for the proper accent.
(c) Uninflectedly, like she's thinking of something else.
(d) Excitedly; she seems to echo off the walls.

4. Who are the unreliables?
(a) Drifters.
(b) Door to door salesmen.
(c) Hired help.
(d) Locals on welfare.

5. What kind of music does Walter enjoy?
(a) Classical.
(b) Rap.
(c) Show tunes.
(d) Country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arlette suggest is the reason that Mother is mentally unstable?

2. What is one thing the unreliables take from Aunt Frances?

3. How does Alice refer to Arthur in Part 1?

4. Why does Miss O'Boyle say that Nonna 's eyes are almost always open, wet and watching?

5. Who wears a cracked and smelly leather jacket?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Aunt Frances selfish?

2. Does Alice relate to the unreliables?

3. Describe Mother's unusual behavior in the first chapter of Florida.

4. Do you think Father intended to take his family to Florida?

5. What are Aunt Frances' priorities?

6. Why are the little gifts that Nonna gives to Alice important?

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

8. How would you describe Mother's relationships with men?

9. Why is Florida important to Alice?

10. How does Alice compare Walter and Father?

(see the answer keys)

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