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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Debi describe Alma's face when she first sees her from across the street?
(a) Fuzzy peach.
(b) Big old prune.
(c) Shriveled apple.
(d) Sour lemon.

2. What does Debi's daughter write on the postcard she sent two weeks after she took off?
(a) Please send money.
(b) I'm in trouble, please help.
(c) I'm fine, don't try to find me.
(d) I can't wait for you to come visit!

3. What does Debi think the salesman from Ohio might have to explain to "St. Whoever" (6) after he dies?
(a) Cheating on his wife.
(b) Stealing from his job.
(c) Not always stopping when she asks.
(d) Verbally berating Debi.

4. What does Pammy suggest Alma do when Debi waves at her?
(a) Wave back.
(b) Tell her off.
(c) Ignore her.
(d) Flip her off.

5. What did Paul buy Alma for her birthday not long before he died?
(a) A Red Granada.
(b) A Black Cadillac.
(c) A Green Karmann Ghia.
(d) A Blue Scorpio.

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

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

8. What does Debi recall her daughter doing when she brought a boy named Rob over, which Debi could not fathom?
(a) She talked about school.
(b) She kept her retainer on.
(c) She did not wear makeup.
(d) She dressed in sweatpants.

9. What does Debi recall Paul telling her in the last year of his life?
(a) He had never been so happy.
(b) He never loved Alma.
(c) He never loved Debi.
(d) He regretted cheating on Alma.

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

11. What does Debi imagine Alma would say to her if they were in Heaven at the same time?
(a) Sorry I was a super-snoot to you.
(b) Who let you in?
(c) We don't belong here.
(d) Thanks for taking care of my Paul.

12. What does Pammy ask Alma as she stares at Debi from across the street?
(a) If she wants to say hi to her old friend.
(b) If she knows that crazy hippie.
(c) If she is the one her dad had an affair with.
(d) If she wants her to slap Debi for what she did.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the age difference between Debi and the salesman from Ohio?

3. How does Debi try to justify her daughter leaving without a word?

4. What did Debi's daughter do before a parade once to make their house look more presentable?

5. Who does Debi refer to as the love of her life?

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