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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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 wants her to slap Debi for what she did.
(d) If she is the one her dad had an affair with.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?

3. What does Debi recall Paul telling her in the last year of his life?

4. What does Pammy suggest Alma do when Debi waves at her?

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

(see the answer keys)

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