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

2. What did Debi do a few days after Paul's funeral?
(a) She snuck to his grave an wept.
(b) She left town.
(c) She told Alma about their affair.
(d) She sent an anonymous sympathy card to Alma.

3. What does Debi recall her daughter doing when she brought a boy named Rob over, which Debi could not fathom?
(a) She talked about school.
(b) She did not wear makeup.
(c) She kept her retainer on.
(d) She dressed in sweatpants.

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

5. What does Alma wish Pammy would have worn on their Mother's Day outing?
(a) Something more casual.
(b) A nice dress or pants suit.
(c) Shorts and a tank top.
(d) A silk blouse and slacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Debi's daughter do before a parade once to make their house look more presentable?

2. Who is Elieen who Alma recalls when thinking of Pammy and Paulie's younger days?

3. What did Paul buy Alma for her birthday not long before he died?

4. What does Debi's daughter write on the postcard she sent two weeks after she took off?

5. How does Debi try to justify her daughter leaving without a word?

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