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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 is Alma thankful Pammy and Paulie had not been bugging her about during this visit?
(a) Her drinking.
(b) Her looks.
(c) Her smoking.
(d) Finding a boyfriend.

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

3. What is Pammy doing while they walk Pine Street, which Alma finds nearly absurd?
(a) Telling everyone to wish her mother a Happy Mother's Day.
(b) Holding Alma's hand.
(c) Yelling at strangers.
(d) Talking loudly.

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

5. 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) Punched him right back.
(c) Called the cops on him.
(d) Sent him to be without supper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What instrument did Pammy play briefly when she was younger?

3. What does Alma think the place Pammy works smells like?

4. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?

5. What did Pammy and Paulie witness one fourth of July when they were young and playing with sparklers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

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