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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 does Debi think she should do to Alma that "would freak the old bitch out" (6)?
(a) Run across the street and hug her.
(b) Lift up her shirt.
(c) Slap her.
(d) Yell something obscene about her husband.

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

3. What does Alma recall doing when she had once found Paul, Sr. passed out on their porch?
(a) She called the cops on him.
(b) She kicked him.
(c) She helped him to bed.
(d) She poured cold water on his head.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what industry does Paulie work?

3. What did Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?

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

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

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