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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Alma begin wearing "the wildest underthings" (4) when her children were young?
(a) She had started stripping to make extra money.
(b) Because Paul asked her to.
(c) To entice Paul to stop seeing other women.
(d) To impress her boyfriend.

2. 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.

3. How does Alma feel about what her daughter tries to point out to her as the walk Pine Street at the start of the story?
(a) Excited.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Impressed.
(d) Apathetic.

4. What does Alma recall about Debi's parents?
(a) They were hippies.
(b) They both had limps.
(c) They were deaf.
(d) They were dancers.

5. What does Alma recall Pammy doing once when Alma tried to adjust her collar when she was younger?
(a) Slapping her.
(b) Holding her hand.
(c) Crying.
(d) Kissing her cheek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Paul, Sr., once call Alma while he was drunk?

3. What did Paulie try to give Alma and Paul, Sr. when they nearly lost their house?

4. Who is Elieen who Alma recalls when thinking of Pammy and Paulie's younger days?

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

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