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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 did Debi see Paulie doing the day before at Wegmans?
(a) Applying for a job.
(b) Buying flowers for Alma.
(c) Buying nips of whiskey.
(d) Trying to steal cigarettes.

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

3. How did Alma respond when Pammy suggested Debi Hather was an old friend?
(a) She said she was not sure Debi would remember her.
(b) She said she had never seen the woman in her life.
(c) She said she used to sleep with her father.
(d) She said she never meant anything to them.

4. What did Pammy and Paulie witness one fourth of July when they were young and playing with sparklers?
(a) Paul, Sr. hit Alma.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Their parents having sex.
(d) Paul, Sr. having sex with another woman.

5. What was Paul, Sr.'s occupation?
(a) Cab driver.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Arborist.
(d) Gardener.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After falling to the ground, Alma realizes something is wrong with what?

3. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?

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

5. What does Debi's daughter write on the postcard she sent two weeks after she took off?

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