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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. Why is Alice in a lawyer's office?
(a) To figure out what she owes Walter's estate.
(b) To deal with Nonna's estate.
(c) To deal with Arhtur's estate.
(d) To avoid forecolsure on her brownstone.

2. How does Alice say she misses her mother?
(a) The way I think I will miss her when she dies.
(b) Like a fish misses a bicycle.
(c) The way I miss a chair when I sit down.
(d) Like a fish misses water.

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

4. Why is Mother's appearance changed when Alice goes to visit her after Nonna's funeral?
(a) She has bulimia and has lost weight.
(b) She has dyed her hair red.
(c) She is tanned and healthyl
(d) She is bald from the chemotherapy.

5. Who replaces Arthur?
(a) John.
(b) Robert.
(c) Duane.
(d) Mr. Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice say that Nonna felt about her children?

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

3. What does Alice say she and her students mourn?

4. What does Alice enjoy?

5. What was Mr. Early doing when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of Arthur's death.

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

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

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

5. Why does Mother live apart from the family in California in Part Three: The Big House?

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

7. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

8. Describe Alice's coping mechanism for dealing with hurtful memories of people in her past.

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

10. Describe Alice's Walter.

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