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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 is the San?

2. What does Alice say is one of her mother's unusual behaviors?

3. What type of feeling does Walter bring to Alice's home?

4. What does Walter do while listening to music?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Uncle Billy satisfied with his life?

2. What kind of a person is Arlette?

3. Why does Alice call the San Mother's Florida?

4. Explain the circumstances that lead to Alice becoming an orphan.

5. What are Aunt Frances' priorities?

6. Who are the primary influences in Alice's life when she is 15?

7. How would you describe Mother's relationships with men?

8. How does Arthur help to form an image of Mother?

9. How does Alice feel about going back to live with Mother after she is institutionalized and Alice moves in with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy?

10. Describe some of Mother's strengths.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Art is used many times in the novel, for a variety of purposes. For each instance listed below, explain it's significance to the novel and analyze the purpose the author intended.

Mother's straw box creations.

Father's poetry.

Uncle Billy's collections.

Alice's love of literature.

Mr. Early's love of poetry.

Nonna's valuable artwork.

Essay Topic 2

Does a setting create a character's experience or does a character impact and create parts of their setting? Using specific examples from the story, analyze the impact of setting on Alice in Florida.

Essay Topic 3

What motivates the greed, if you think they are greedy, of the following characters in the story: Uncle Billy, Alice, Mother, Aunt Frances?

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