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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 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) A car accident.
(d) Their parents having sex.

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

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

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

5. What instrument did Pammy play briefly when she was younger?
(a) Drums.
(b) Harp.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Piccolo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?

5. How does Alma remember Debi when they were in high school?

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