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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. Where do Alice and Aunt Frances go together in the final chapter?
(a) For a walk around the lake.
(b) On a jeep ride to the mountains.
(c) To visit Mother.
(d) On a boat tour.

2. Who is Mr. Early?
(a) Mother's new boyfriend.
(b) A famous local painter.
(c) A piano teacher.
(d) A high school English teacher.

3. How does Walter respond when Alice asks him to move out of her brownstone?
(a) He says he will only leave if she pays him.
(b) He promises he can change.
(c) He leaves immediately, swearing.
(d) He threatens her and hits her.

4. What job does Alice have when she visits Mother after Nonna's funeral?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a counselor.
(c) She is a social worker.
(d) She is a waitress.

5. What does Alice say she is hoping for in the chapter labeled Short Identifications?
(a) A vacation.
(b) Money falling from the sky.
(c) A letter.
(d) A rich uncle from Madeira.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Early notice about Alice?

4. What does Alice express to Mother during their conversation about Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy in Part Three: West 76th Street?

5. What does Alice learn that Mother has been doing in Part Four: Arthur-Mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of Arthur's death.

2. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the relationship between Mother and Nonna.

9. What is Alice's Florida when she is in high school?

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

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