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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 does Aunt Frances confide to Alice during their last visit in the book?
(a) That she regrets being so strict with Alice.
(b) That she sometimes steals packs of gum.
(c) That she misses Uncle Billy.
(d) That she has cancer.

2. How did Alice and Mr. Early keep in touch until his death?
(a) Letters.
(b) Meeting for coffee.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Email.

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

4. How long does Alice believe it took for Father to die?
(a) 30 plus years.
(b) The time it takes to give up on the people you love.
(c) 8, 9, or 10 minutes.
(d) A single heartbeat.

5. What does Alice express to Mother during their conversation about Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy in Part Three: West 76th Street?
(a) Determination never to become like Mother.
(b) Relief that Mother lost custody of her.
(c) Anger that Mother lost custody of her.
(d) Gratitude for having Mother still in her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice do with some of her inheritance?

2. Who does Mother blame for the circumstances of her life?

3. Where is Arthur when he dies, according to events in Part Four?

4. Why is Alice in a lawyer's office?

5. Where does Alice go to visit Mother in Part Three: West 76th Street?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alice's Florida when she is in high school?

2. Describe Alice's Walter.

3. Describe the life that Alice creates for herself in New York.

4. Was living with Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances good for Alice?

5. Describe Mother's life when Alice visits her in California.

6. Is Alice happy at the end of the story?

7. Why does Mother tell people that Father was a sculptor?

8. Describe the circumstances of Arthur's death.

9. Explain why Alice finds herself in a lawyer's office when she is 30-years-old.

10. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

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