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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alma wish Pammy would have worn on their Mother's Day outing?
(a) Something more casual.
(b) A silk blouse and slacks.
(c) Shorts and a tank top.
(d) A nice dress or pants suit.

2. Why did Paulie miss the Mother's Day outing with Pammy and Alma?
(a) He slept in.
(b) His flight was delayed.
(c) He had the dates mixed up.
(d) He missed his flight.

3. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?
(a) She spanked them both.
(b) She left them there.
(c) She had Paul, Sr. take them home.
(d) She called the cops.

4. What does Paulie claim his father did to him when he punched him in the groin when he was young?
(a) Sent him to sleep in the shed.
(b) Sent him to be without supper.
(c) Called the cops on him.
(d) Punched him right back.

5. What word did Paul, Sr. once use to describe "the efficacy of his tree stimulator" (3)?
(a) Fabulous.
(b) Treacherous.
(c) Nebulous.
(d) Spontaneous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alma recall about Debi's parents?

2. What is Debi doing outside of her house when Alma sees her as she and Pammy reach the house?

3. What was Paul, Sr.'s occupation?

4. What did Paul, Sr., once call Alma while he was drunk?

5. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alma remember about the time she visited the zoo with Pammy and Paulie as children?

2. Who is Paulie? Why is he not with Alma at the start of the story?

3. What did Alma do for her husband to entice him to stay home when he began staying out all night when the children were young?

4. Who is Paul, Sr.? What did he do for work? Was he successful? How do you know?

5. Who is Pammy? Who is Alma? Why are they together at the start of "Mother's Day"?

6. Who is Debi Hather? Where does Alma first see her in the story? How does Alma remember her?

7. How does Alma feel about Pammy pointing out the purple flowers to her on their walk? What is Pammy wearing and how does Alma feel about her outfit?

8. What were Paul, Sr.'s vices?

9. How does Alma feel about how her children turned out despite being such smart children?

10. What does Paulie recall from the night he hit his father in the groin for scaring him and his sister? What does Alma recall?

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