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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?
(a) Easy.
(b) Tense.
(c) Excruciating.
(d) Symbiotic.

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

3. How does Debi describe Alma's face when she first sees her from across the street?
(a) Sour lemon.
(b) Fuzzy peach.
(c) Shriveled apple.
(d) Big old prune.

4. What is Debi doing outside of her house when Alma sees her as she and Pammy reach the house?
(a) Mowing her lawn.
(b) Sweeping her sidewalk.
(c) Painting her house.
(d) Planting roses.

5. What did Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?
(a) Extra butter.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) Pancake syrup.
(d) Strawberry yogurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paul once give to Debi after they had sex behind St. Jude's?

2. What does Debi recall Paul telling her in the last year of his life?

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

4. How did Alma respond when Pammy suggested Debi Hather was an old friend?

5. Why did Paulie miss the Mother's Day outing with Pammy and Alma?

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