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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 pays for Arthur's funeral arrangements?
(a) Arthur had money set aside.
(b) Alice sells her pearls to pay for it.
(c) Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances.
(d) Nonna's estate.

2. How is Nonna described in Part Two:The Big House-Arthur?
(a) As being heartless.
(b) As having a heart of stone.
(c) As being soft-hearted.
(d) As having a hardened heart.

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

4. Who does Mother live with when Alice goes to visit her after Nonna's funeral?
(a) Her cats.
(b) Mr. Early.
(c) Aunt Frances.
(d) Another woman she met at the San.

5. How does Alice feel about Mr. Early?
(a) She has a crush on him.
(b) She wants to please him.
(c) She admires him and wants to follow in his footsteps.
(d) She is very uncomfortable around him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alice say that Father is buried?

2. What job does Alice have when she visits Mother after Nonna's funeral?

3. Alice quotes someone, maybe her father, as saying, "A man sounds like money when he-"

4. Where is Arthur headed when he dies?

5. What does Alice tell Mr. Early about Father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the most positive father figure in Alice's life?

2. How does Alice repeat her mother's mistakes?

3. Describe Alice's Walter.

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

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

6. How is Arthur's death handled by Alice's family?

7. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

8. What is the impact of Mr. Early's death on Alice?

9. Describe the role of poetry in Alice's life.

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

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