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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alma wish Pammy would have worn on their Mother's Day outing?
(a) Shorts and a tank top.
(b) A nice dress or pants suit.
(c) A silk blouse and slacks.
(d) Something more casual.

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

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

4. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?
(a) A sweatshirt with a crossed-out machine gun on it.
(b) A t-shirt with a half-naked guy on it.
(c) A very short dress.
(d) A torn sweater and ripped jeans.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Alma begin wearing "the wildest underthings" (4) when her children were young?

3. What does Alma recall doing when she had once found Paul, Sr. passed out on their porch?

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

5. What did Pammy take Alma to on Mother's Day?

(see the answer key)

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