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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur say that Mother asked him to do on the way to the San?

2. What best describes Walter and Mother's relationship?

3. How does Walter make Mother feel about herself?

4. Who is Arthur?

5. What kind of music does Walter enjoy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Alice destined to follow in Mother's footsteps?

2. Why do you think Alice and her mother have the same name?

3. Does Uncle Billy love Alice?

4. Describe some of Mother's strengths.

5. Describe Mother's unusual behavior in the first chapter of Florida.

6. Why is Florida important to Alice?

7. How does Nonna feel about Mother?

8. Why are Mother's crystal glasses important to Alice?

9. Is Alice a responsible teenager at age 15?

10. Was Father a happy man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice and Mother are the most central characters of the novel.

1) Explain how the power of their shared names impacts both figures.

2) Who is more strongly affected by her own mother: Mother or Alice? Explain.

3) Is Mother or Alice a more generous person? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

What is the Fivey family legacy? What legacy does Father leave to Alice? To what degree does each character choose to accept or reject the legacy they are given?

Essay Topic 3

The Fiveys seem to struggle to communicate with one another.

1) How is Nonna's inability to speak reflect on the Fiveys?

2) How do different members of Alice's family attempt to communicate their love for each other?

3) Which member of the family is the best and worst communicator? Explain your answer.

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