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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what industry does Paulie work?
(a) Construction.
(b) Ad sales.
(c) Banking.
(d) Education.

2. What does Alma recall doing when she had once found Paul, Sr. passed out on their porch?
(a) She poured cold water on his head.
(b) She called the cops on him.
(c) She kicked him.
(d) She helped him to bed.

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

4. When Pammy snaps Alma out of her daydream when they are walking, what reason does Alma give for stopping?
(a) She was daydreaming.
(b) She cannot remember where she is.
(c) She thought she forgot something at the restaurant.
(d) Her knees hurt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alma recall Pammy doing once when Alma tried to adjust her collar when she was younger?

2. What word did Paul, Sr. once use to describe "the efficacy of his tree stimulator" (3)?

3. What does Paulie claim his father did to him when he punched him in the groin when he was young?

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

5. What did Pammy and Paulie witness one fourth of July when they were young and playing with sparklers?

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