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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 type of a place is the location where Mother lives in Part Four?
(a) A rehab clinic.
(b) A nursing home.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A singles apartment.

2. What does Mother tell Alice was found in Father's car after he died?
(a) A present for Mother.
(b) His briefcase.
(c) A present for Alice.
(d) A brochure for Daytona Beach.

3. In the section labeled Father, what does Mother tell Alice to do with her remains when she dies?
(a) Bury her with Father.
(b) Scatter them anywhere.
(c) Scatter her remains near the water.
(d) Bury her in the Fivey family plot.

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

5. Alice quotes someone, maybe her father, as saying, "A man sounds like money when he-"
(a) Wears expensive shoes.
(b) Is aggressive and loud.
(c) Makes money.
(d) Speaks like a poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does she think of to balance her thoughts of the hurtful people in her life?

2. What does Alice say she is hoping for in the chapter labeled Short Identifications?

3. What does one of Mother's friends ask Alice about?

4. Where does Mother live at the time of Nonna's funeral?

5. Where do Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy live when Alice visits them in Part Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Early represent to Alice?

2. Is Mother's interpretation of father's death believable?

3. How does Mother remind Alice of Nonna during her time at the Birdcage?

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

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

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

7. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

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

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

10. Is it right for Alice to ask her Mother to sign over access to Mother's trust fund?

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