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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 secret wish does Alice express after Nonna's funeral?
(a) To be a poet.
(b) To move to Florida.
(c) To play with the philharmonic.
(d) To have a child.

2. What does Alice argue with her aunt and uncle about after Arthur's death?
(a) Where Arthur is buried.
(b) The reason he died.
(c) Who gets his Magnavox.
(d) Who should pay his expenses.

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

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

5. What does Alice ask Mother to sign in Part Four?
(a) A loan for Alice.
(b) Bank business papers.
(c) A card for Uncle Billy.
(d) A medical proxy form.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mother blame for the circumstances of her life?

2. Who does Mother live with when Alice goes to visit her after Nonna's funeral?

3. What item of Uncle Billy's does Alice show to Mother in Part Four?

4. How old is Alice in Part Four: West 76th-Mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Alice's Walter.

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

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

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

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

8. Does Alice love Uncle Billy and Aunt Frances?

9. What does Mr. Early represent to Alice?

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

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