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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 does she think of to balance her thoughts of the hurtful people in her life?
(a) A storybook family.
(b) Her future children.
(c) Mr. Early and kind teachers.
(d) Arthur carrying her on his back.

2. Who does Mother blame for the circumstances of her life?
(a) Father.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her family.
(d) Alice.

3. What does one of Mother's friends ask Alice about?
(a) If she inherited her father's gift for music.
(b) Father's sculptures.
(c) Her abusive father.
(d) Where her husband is.

4. What does Alice do at the end of Part Two:The Big House- Arthur?
(a) She get a job taking tickets at the art museum.
(b) She hitchhikes to Florida.
(c) She steals one of Nonna's paintings to sell.
(d) She moves out of The Big House.

5. Who calls Alice to tell her about Mr. Early's death?
(a) Aunt Frances.
(b) Mother.
(c) Arlette.
(d) Mrs. Early.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Nonna described in Part Two:The Big House-Arthur?

2. How does Uncle Billy believe that Father died?

3. What does Alice want to draw?

4. What does Alice enjoy?

5. What is true of Alice's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the circumstances of Arthur's death.

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

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

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

7. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

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

9. What does Mr. Early represent to Alice?

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

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