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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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) Peanut butter.
(c) Extra butter.
(d) Strawberry yogurt.

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

5. What did Debi see Paulie doing the day before at Wegmans?
(a) Buying nips of whiskey.
(b) Trying to steal cigarettes.
(c) Applying for a job.
(d) Buying flowers for Alma.

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

7. 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 wants her to slap Debi for what she did.
(c) If she is the one her dad had an affair with.
(d) If she knows that crazy hippie.

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

9. 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.

10. 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) Stealing from his job.
(c) Cheating on his wife.
(d) Verbally berating Debi.

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

12. What did Paul once give to Debi after they had sex behind St. Jude's?
(a) Lingerie.
(b) An engagement ring.
(c) A love note.
(d) A bracelet.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Debi imagine Alma would learn about her husband when she reached Heaven and watched the movie of her life?

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

4. What did Debi's ex-lover, the salesman from Ohio, always have with him?

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

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