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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 does Debi see out the window after hearing the ambulance?
(a) A topless Pammy begging them to help her mother.
(b) Paramedics pull a sheet over Alma's head.
(c) Pammy trying desperately to revive her mother.
(d) Alma screaming in agony.

2. Where does Alma say she wants to go when Pammy suggests they walk up Pickle Street?
(a) To the movies.
(b) Dress shopping.
(c) Out for lunch.
(d) Paul, Sr.'s grave.

3. What was Paul, Sr.'s occupation?
(a) Gardener.
(b) Cab driver.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Arborist.

4. What did Debi's ex-lover, the salesman from Ohio, always have with him?
(a) Blindfolds.
(b) A leather thong.
(c) A whip.
(d) Whipped cream.

5. In addition to working "dumb jobs" (3) and never marrying, what are Pammy and Paulie always doing?
(a) Going on fad diets.
(b) Moving from one apartment to another.
(c) Talking about their feelings.
(d) Asking Alma for money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Alma asked when she sees Paul, Sr. after her death?

3. What does Pammy do to try to protect her mother from the rain?

4. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?

5. What did Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?

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