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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 is Alma asked when she sees Paul, Sr. after her death?
(a) If she finally saw they were never meant to be.
(b) If she finally loved the man who loved her longest.
(c) If she finally accepted he loved Debi.
(d) If she is happy to see him.

2. What word did Paul, Sr. once use to describe "the efficacy of his tree stimulator" (3)?
(a) Fabulous.
(b) Nebulous.
(c) Treacherous.
(d) Spontaneous.

3. Where does Pammy work?
(a) No Guns Necessary.
(b) No Trees Need Die.
(c) No Animals Need Die.
(d) No People Should Go Hungry.

4. What is Pammy doing while they walk Pine Street, which Alma finds nearly absurd?
(a) Telling everyone to wish her mother a Happy Mother's Day.
(b) Talking loudly.
(c) Holding Alma's hand.
(d) Yelling at strangers.

5. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?
(a) David Foster Wallace.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) John Cheever.
(d) George Saunders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pammy suggest she and Alma do when the heavy rain starts to fall?

2. What does Pammy try to point out to her mother as they walk Pine Street at the start of the story?

3. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?

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

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

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