Mother's Day (Short Story) Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

George Saunders
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 68 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Mother's Day (Short Story) Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

George Saunders
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 68 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alma recall Paul, Sr. doing the time Pammy slapped her?
(a) He yelled at Alma for bugging Pammy.
(b) He punished Pammy for two weeks.
(c) He walked by and said nothing.
(d) He slapped her back.

2. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?
(a) She spanked them both.
(b) She called the cops.
(c) She had Paul, Sr. take them home.
(d) She left them there.

3. What instrument did Pammy play briefly when she was younger?
(a) Drums.
(b) Piccolo.
(c) Harp.
(d) Trumpet.

4. Why did Alma begin wearing "the wildest underthings" (4) when her children were young?
(a) Because Paul asked her to.
(b) To entice Paul to stop seeing other women.
(c) To impress her boyfriend.
(d) She had started stripping to make extra money.

5. Who does Debi refer to as the love of her life?
(a) Tom.
(b) Paul.
(c) Carl.
(d) Phil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Debi think the salesman from Ohio might have to explain to "St. Whoever" (6) after he dies?

2. How long had it been since Debi last heard from her daughter?

3. What did Paul once give to Debi after they had sex behind St. Jude's?

4. Where does Pammy work?

5. What did Paulie try to give Alma and Paul, Sr. when they nearly lost their house?

(see the answer key)

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