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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long had it been since Debi last heard from her daughter?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 32 years.

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

5. 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.

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

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

8. When reflecting on her past, what does Debi think of "as a form of joyous overflow" (6)?
(a) Sleeping with men.
(b) Picking on Alma.
(c) Raising her daughter.
(d) Doing drugs.

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. Who does Debi refer to as the love of her life?
(a) Carl.
(b) Tom.
(c) Paul.
(d) Phil.

14. How does Debi think of herself as a mother?
(a) Too strict.
(b) Neglectful.
(c) Generous.
(d) Too lenient.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?

4. Where did Al Fowler and his cousin leave Debi's daughter after she ran away?

5. Why does Debi refuse to judge Alma or anyone?

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