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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 Mother say was true of Nonna's husband?
(a) He was devoted to Nonna.
(b) He was a cruel and abusive man.
(c) He was a poet.
(d) He had a mistress.

2. What does Mother say about Nonna's feelings for her children?
(a) That she ignored both of her children.
(b) That she only had room in her heart for Billy.
(c) That she was overprotective and worried constantly.
(d) That she resented both of her children.

3. What does Mr. Early notice about Alice?
(a) That she shows a sensibility for literature.
(b) That she has an eye for art.
(c) That she looks and acts just like her mother.
(d) That she has a habit of going unnoticed.

4. What does Alice ask Mother to sign in Part Four?
(a) A loan for Alice.
(b) A card for Uncle Billy.
(c) Bank business papers.
(d) A medical proxy form.

5. How does Alice's Walter die?
(a) He overdoses on Perdocan and Scotch.
(b) He is killed by thugs over a gambling debt.
(c) He is hit by a Geryhound bus.
(d) He has a sudden heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Early encourage Alice to do?

2. How does Alice describe Mr. Early when he taught high school?

3. What kind of poets does Alice say Father liked?

4. Who pays for Arthur's funeral arrangements?

5. What does Mother call her home in Part Four?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the relationship between Mother and Nonna.

4. Describe the circumstances of Arthur's death.

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

6. How has Mother and Alice's relationship changed when they are living on different coasts?

7. Why is Nonna kinder to Alice than she is to Mother?

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

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

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

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