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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12 - 18 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alma picture herself before she met Paul?
(a) Reading books and keeping to herself.
(b) Smelling lilacs and swinging her diploma.
(c) Raising hell and running free.
(d) Smelling roses and smiling at everyone.

2. Why does Debi refuse to judge Alma or anyone?
(a) To judge was to dominate.
(b) Judging was not loving.
(c) One should not judge others if they do not want to be judged themselves.
(d) She believes one should be curious, not judgmental.

3. What is Debi's daughter's name?
(a) Vicky.
(b) Velma.
(c) Viv.
(d) Vanna.

4. How does Alma remember Debi when they were in high school?
(a) A bright, charming girl.
(b) A dirty, rude girl.
(c) A quiet, conservative girl.
(d) A strange, trashy girl.

5. What does Alma recall Paul, Sr. doing the time Pammy slapped her?
(a) He walked by and said nothing.
(b) He slapped her back.
(c) He punished Pammy for two weeks.
(d) He yelled at Alma for bugging Pammy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elieen who Alma recalls when thinking of Pammy and Paulie's younger days?

2. What does Debi think of Alma as a mother?

3. What did Alma feel her children ruined when it came to her and Paul, Sr.'s relationship?

4. What words did Pammy come home from second grade asking her mother about?

5. How does Debi describe Alma's face when she first sees her from across the street?

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