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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What did Debi's ex-lover, the salesman from Ohio, always have with him?
(a) Whipped cream.
(b) Blindfolds.
(c) A whip.
(d) A leather thong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?

2. What did Paul once give to Debi after they had sex behind St. Jude's?

3. What does Debi think she should do to Alma that "would freak the old bitch out" (6)?

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

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

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