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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 recall her daughter doing when she brought a boy named Rob over, which Debi could not fathom?
(a) She kept her retainer on.
(b) She talked about school.
(c) She dressed in sweatpants.
(d) She did not wear makeup.

2. What does Debi's daughter write on the postcard she sent two weeks after she took off?
(a) I'm fine, don't try to find me.
(b) Please send money.
(c) I'm in trouble, please help.
(d) I can't wait for you to come visit!

3. 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 never meant anything to them.
(c) She said she was not sure Debi would remember her.
(d) She said she had never seen the woman in her life.

4. When reflecting on her past, what does Debi think of "as a form of joyous overflow" (6)?
(a) Sleeping with men.
(b) Doing drugs.
(c) Picking on Alma.
(d) Raising her daughter.

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?
(a) Impressed.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Excited.
(d) Apathetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Debi think of herself as a mother?

2. What did Debi's daughter do before a parade once to make their house look more presentable?

3. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?

4. Who does Debi refer to as the love of her life?

5. What does Alma recall Paul, Sr. doing the time Pammy slapped her?

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