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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Debi describe her daughter when thinking "somehow she'd go stuck with the wrong kid" (7)?
(a) Uptight.
(b) Wild.
(c) Out-there.
(d) Snooty.

3. What did Debi do a few days after Paul's funeral?
(a) She snuck to his grave an wept.
(b) She sent an anonymous sympathy card to Alma.
(c) She left town.
(d) She told Alma about their affair.

4. What did Debi's ex-lover, the salesman from Ohio, always have with him?
(a) A leather thong.
(b) A whip.
(c) Whipped cream.
(d) Blindfolds.

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.

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

7. What does Debi think she should do to Alma that "would freak the old bitch out" (6)?
(a) Lift up her shirt.
(b) Yell something obscene about her husband.
(c) Slap her.
(d) Run across the street and hug her.

8. What does Debi finally do when Alma continues to glare at her "as if stuck"(8)?
(a) She goes inside.
(b) She lifts her shirt.
(c) She flips her off.
(d) She waves.

9. What did Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?
(a) Extra butter.
(b) Pancake syrup.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Strawberry yogurt.

10. Where did Al Fowler and his cousin leave Debi's daughter after she ran away?
(a) Philly.
(b) Portland.
(c) Palm Springs.
(d) Phoenix.

11. What does Debi imagine Alma would learn about her husband when she reached Heaven and watched the movie of her life?
(a) He cheated on her constantly.
(b) He did not make it to Heaven.
(c) He was always faithful.
(d) He was a drunk.

12. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) The American Indian Wars.
(d) The Civil War.

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

14. How does Debi try to justify her daughter leaving without a word?
(a) Her daughter had always been a free-spirit.
(b) Debi knew she deserved it.
(c) She taught her daughter how to save enough money to survive on her own.
(d) She raised a bold, independent girl.

15. What does Debi think of Alma as a mother?
(a) She was strict but fair.
(b) She was mean.
(c) She was overly affectionate.
(d) She was generous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Debi think of herself as a mother?

2. What does Pammy ask Alma as she stares at Debi from across the street?

3. What does Debi recall her daughter doing when she brought a boy named Rob over, which Debi could not fathom?

4. How long had it been since Debi last heard from her daughter?

5. What did Debi see Paulie doing the day before at Wegmans?

(see the answer keys)

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