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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. Who is upset about some of the things that Nonna often gives to Alice?

2. How does Walter make Mother feel about herself?

3. What does Mother wear on the last day Alice sees her in Part One (Mother-Arthur)?

4. How do the members of Mother's family react to the gifts she gives them at Christmas?

5. Where does Mother live after she checks out of the San?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Big House.

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

3. What do you think Alice's family was like before her father's death, based on information in the first chapter of the book?

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

5. What is Walter like?

6. Is Alice a responsible teenager at age 15?

7. Does Uncle Billy love Alice?

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

9. Explain if you believe that Alice is happy living with Aunt Frances and Uncle Billy.

10. Why are the little gifts that Nonna gives to Alice important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of creativity, art and literature in Florida.

1)Compare and contrast the way that Father, Alice and Mr. Early use literature in their lives.

2) Do Mother's artistic talents contribute in any meaningful ways to the lives of anyone in the story?

3) How does Alice use her own literary talents in a meaningful way?

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

Does Father's absence or Mr. Early's presence in Alice's life have a greater impact on the person she becomes by the end of the story? Write an analysis of this question and support your answer with specific examples from the story.

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