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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?
(a) George Saunders.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) John Cheever.
(d) David Foster Wallace.

2. What does Alma recall Pammy doing once when Alma tried to adjust her collar when she was younger?
(a) Crying.
(b) Kissing her cheek.
(c) Slapping her.
(d) Holding her hand.

3. In addition to working "dumb jobs" (3) and never marrying, what are Pammy and Paulie always doing?
(a) Talking about their feelings.
(b) Asking Alma for money.
(c) Going on fad diets.
(d) Moving from one apartment to another.

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

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

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

7. What is Debi doing outside of her house when Alma sees her as she and Pammy reach the house?
(a) Sweeping her sidewalk.
(b) Painting her house.
(c) Mowing her lawn.
(d) Planting roses.

8. 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?
(a) Impressed.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Excited.
(d) Frightened.

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

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

11. What did Pammy take Alma to on Mother's Day?
(a) A hotel.
(b) The movies.
(c) A park.
(d) Lunch.

12. What did Paulie try to give Alma and Paul, Sr. when they nearly lost their house?
(a) A couple of crumpled dollar bills.
(b) A cup of pennies.
(c) His life savings.
(d) Several gold pieces.

13. What does Alma recall about Debi's parents?
(a) They both had limps.
(b) They were hippies.
(c) They were dancers.
(d) They were deaf.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alma say she wants to go when Pammy suggests they walk up Pickle Street?

2. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?

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

4. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?

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

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