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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12 - 18 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paul, Sr., once call Alma while he was drunk?
(a) Lolly.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Muffin.
(d) Milly.

2. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?
(a) Symbiotic.
(b) Easy.
(c) Excruciating.
(d) Tense.

3. What is Pammy doing at the very end of the story?
(a) Sobbing against a tree.
(b) Hugging Debi.
(c) Yelling at the paramedics.
(d) Praying over her mother.

4. What does Debi recall Paul telling her in the last year of his life?
(a) He had never been so happy.
(b) He never loved Debi.
(c) He never loved Alma.
(d) He regretted cheating on Alma.

5. Why did Paulie miss the Mother's Day outing with Pammy and Alma?
(a) He missed his flight.
(b) He slept in.
(c) He had the dates mixed up.
(d) His flight was delayed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Debi finally do when Alma continues to glare at her "as if stuck"(8)?

2. What does Debi think of Alma as a mother?

3. What does Pammy suggest Alma do when Debi waves at her?

4. What instrument did Pammy play briefly when she was younger?

5. What does Alma recall Paul, Sr. doing the time Pammy slapped her?

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