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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 did Debi's ex-lover, the salesman from Ohio, always have with him?
(a) A whip.
(b) A leather thong.
(c) Blindfolds.
(d) Whipped cream.

2. How did Alma respond when Pammy suggested Debi Hather was an old friend?
(a) She said she used to sleep with her father.
(b) She said she had never seen the woman in her life.
(c) She said she was not sure Debi would remember her.
(d) She said she never meant anything to them.

3. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) John Cheever.
(c) David Foster Wallace.
(d) George Saunders.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Pammy and Paulie witness one fourth of July when they were young and playing with sparklers?

3. What did Debi do a few days after Paul's funeral?

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

5. How does Debi try to justify her daughter leaving without a word?

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