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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 words did Pammy come home from second grade asking her mother about?
(a) Interferer and truncator.
(b) Poverty and pervert.
(c) Laughingstock and philanderer.
(d) Ragamuffin and pipsqueak.

2. What does Debi do when Alma refuses her help during the hail storm?
(a) She throws the umbrella at her.
(b) She flips her off.
(c) She yells obscenities at her.
(d) She goes in her house and slams the door.

3. How does Alma remember Debi when they were in high school?
(a) A strange, trashy girl.
(b) A dirty, rude girl.
(c) A quiet, conservative girl.
(d) A bright, charming girl.

4. At the end of the story, what does Alma believe must happen in order for everything to be fixed?
(a) She must admit her fault.
(b) She must stop seeing Paul.
(c) She must stop being Alma.
(d) She must pick up the babies.

5. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The American Indian Wars.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Debi describe Alma's face when she first sees her from across the street?

2. What did Alma feel her children ruined when it came to her and Paul, Sr.'s relationship?

3. What term does Debi use for Alma when thinking of her snobbiness?

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

5. When Pammy snaps Alma out of her daydream when they are walking, what reason does Alma give for stopping?

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