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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 Alice say was Nonna's opinion of Father?
(a) Mopey and depressed.
(b) Too good for Mother.
(c) Artistic, but unrealistic.
(d) Upbeat and encouraging.

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

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

4. What does Alice express to Mother during their conversation about Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy in Part Three: West 76th Street?
(a) Anger that Mother lost custody of her.
(b) Determination never to become like Mother.
(c) Gratitude for having Mother still in her life.
(d) Relief that Mother lost custody of her.

5. What one subject is mentioned that Nonna and Alice talk about?
(a) Mental asylums.
(b) Mother and Father.
(c) The history of objects in The Big House.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alice quotes someone, maybe her father, as saying, "A man sounds like money when he-"

2. What does Aunt Frances confide to Alice during their last visit in the book?

3. Who replaces Arthur?

4. Who makes Alice a cake?

5. What does Mr. Early notice about Alice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the relationship between Mother and Nonna.

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

6. What does Mr. Early represent to Alice?

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

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

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

10. Describe the circumstances of Arthur's death.

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