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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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) Thanks for taking care of my Paul.
(d) We don't belong here.

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

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

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

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

12. What was the age difference between Debi and the salesman from Ohio?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 15 years.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Paul buy Alma for her birthday not long before he died?

3. How did Alma respond when Pammy suggested Debi Hather was an old friend?

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

5. What did Debi do a few days after Paul's funeral?

(see the answer keys)

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