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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 do a few days after Paul's funeral?
(a) She left town.
(b) She told Alma about their affair.
(c) She snuck to his grave an wept.
(d) She sent an anonymous sympathy card to Alma.

2. What did Debi's daughter do before a parade once to make their house look more presentable?
(a) Paint their house.
(b) Mow their lawn.
(c) Buy a bird bath.
(d) Plant roses.

3. How long had it been since Debi last heard from her daughter?
(a) 32 years.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 10 years.

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

5. 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) All the traffic.
(c) The nice houses.
(d) The rain clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument did Pammy play briefly when she was younger?

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

3. When Pammy snaps Alma out of her daydream when they are walking, what reason does Alma give for stopping?

4. In what industry does Paulie work?

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

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