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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Pammy snaps Alma out of her daydream when they are walking, what reason does Alma give for stopping?
(a) She thought she forgot something at the restaurant.
(b) She cannot remember where she is.
(c) She was daydreaming.
(d) Her knees hurt.

2. What did Alma feel her children ruined when it came to her and Paul, Sr.'s relationship?
(a) Their financial stability.
(b) Their sex life.
(c) Their vacationing.
(d) Their communication.

3. Why did Alma begin wearing "the wildest underthings" (4) when her children were young?
(a) To impress her boyfriend.
(b) Because Paul asked her to.
(c) She had started stripping to make extra money.
(d) To entice Paul to stop seeing other women.

4. In what industry does Paulie work?
(a) Banking.
(b) Education.
(c) Construction.
(d) Ad sales.

5. Why did Paulie miss the Mother's Day outing with Pammy and Alma?
(a) He had the dates mixed up.
(b) His flight was delayed.
(c) He missed his flight.
(d) He slept in.

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

7. What does Alma recall doing when she had once found Paul, Sr. passed out on their porch?
(a) She called the cops on him.
(b) She helped him to bed.
(c) She kicked him.
(d) She poured cold water on his head.

8. What does Alma wish Pammy would have worn on their Mother's Day outing?
(a) Shorts and a tank top.
(b) Something more casual.
(c) A silk blouse and slacks.
(d) A nice dress or pants suit.

9. What word did Paul, Sr. once use to describe "the efficacy of his tree stimulator" (3)?
(a) Treacherous.
(b) Fabulous.
(c) Nebulous.
(d) Spontaneous.

10. Where does Pammy work?
(a) No Guns Necessary.
(b) No People Should Go Hungry.
(c) No Trees Need Die.
(d) No Animals Need Die.

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

12. What did Paul, Sr., once call Alma while he was drunk?
(a) Milly.
(b) Muffin.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Lolly.

13. 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.

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

15. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?
(a) She had Paul, Sr. take them home.
(b) She called the cops.
(c) She left them there.
(d) She spanked them both.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alma feel about what her daughter tries to point out to her as the walk Pine Street at the start of the story?

2. What did Pammy and Paulie witness one fourth of July when they were young and playing with sparklers?

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

4. What did Paulie try to give Alma and Paul, Sr. when they nearly lost their house?

5. What does Pammy try to point out to her mother as they walk Pine Street at the start of the story?

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