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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Debi use for Alma when thinking of her snobbiness?
(a) Bell of the Ball.
(b) Prima Donna.
(c) Queen Bee.
(d) Your Majesty.

2. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?
(a) A t-shirt with a half-naked guy on it.
(b) A torn sweater and ripped jeans.
(c) A very short dress.
(d) A sweatshirt with a crossed-out machine gun on it.

3. What was Pammy's punishment for not telling her mother who said the words she had asked about in second grade?
(a) Alma sent Pammy to bed with no dinner.
(b) Alma put pepper on Pammy's tongue.
(c) Alma made Pammy sit out side with a sign that said "Disobedient."
(d) Alma washed Pammy's mouth with soap.

4. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?
(a) Easy.
(b) Symbiotic.
(c) Tense.
(d) Excruciating.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alma picture herself before she met Paul?

2. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?

3. What does Debi imagine Alma would say to her if they were in Heaven at the same time?

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

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

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