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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Paul, Sr. having sex with another woman.
(c) Their parents having sex.
(d) A car accident.

3. Where does Alma say she wants to go when Pammy suggests they walk up Pickle Street?
(a) To the movies.
(b) Paul, Sr.'s grave.
(c) Dress shopping.
(d) Out for lunch.

4. What does Pammy try to point out to her mother as they walk Pine Street at the start of the story?
(a) The nice houses.
(b) All the traffic.
(c) Purple flowers.
(d) The rain clouds.

5. What does Alma recall Paul, Sr. doing the time Pammy slapped her?
(a) He walked by and said nothing.
(b) He slapped her back.
(c) He punished Pammy for two weeks.
(d) He yelled at Alma for bugging Pammy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Pammy work?

3. What is Alma thankful Pammy and Paulie had not been bugging her about during this visit?

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

5. 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?

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