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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 Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?
(a) Strawberry yogurt.
(b) Pancake syrup.
(c) Extra butter.
(d) Peanut butter.

2. What did Pammy and Paulie witness one fourth of July when they were young and playing with sparklers?
(a) Paul, Sr. hit Alma.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Paul, Sr. having sex with another woman.
(d) Their parents having sex.

3. What does the paramedic say to the other paramedic at the end of the story?
(a) She is dead as a doornail.
(b) Nobody even close to home in there.
(c) She kicked the bucket for sure.
(d) This one gave up the ghost.

4. How does Debi describe Alma's face when she first sees her from across the street?
(a) Big old prune.
(b) Fuzzy peach.
(c) Sour lemon.
(d) Shriveled apple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alma picture herself before she met Paul?

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

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

4. What is Debi doing outside of her house when Alma sees her as she and Pammy reach the house?

5. What does Debi recall Paul telling her in the last year of his life?

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