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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 finally do when Alma continues to glare at her "as if stuck"(8)?
(a) She waves.
(b) She lifts her shirt.
(c) She goes inside.
(d) She flips her off.

2. What did Paul buy Alma for her birthday not long before he died?
(a) A Blue Scorpio.
(b) A Green Karmann Ghia.
(c) A Red Granada.
(d) A Black Cadillac.

3. What does Paulie claim his father did to him when he punched him in the groin when he was young?
(a) Sent him to be without supper.
(b) Punched him right back.
(c) Sent him to sleep in the shed.
(d) Called the cops on him.

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

5. What does Alma recall Pammy doing once when Alma tried to adjust her collar when she was younger?
(a) Crying.
(b) Holding her hand.
(c) Kissing her cheek.
(d) Slapping her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Pammy doing while they walk Pine Street, which Alma finds nearly absurd?

3. What is Alma thankful Pammy and Paulie had not been bugging her about during this visit?

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

5. What did Pammy take Alma to on Mother's Day?

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