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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 instrument did Pammy play briefly when she was younger?
(a) Drums.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Piccolo.
(d) Harp.
2. What did Pammy take Alma to on Mother's Day?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Lunch.
(c) The movies.
(d) A park.
3. When Pammy snaps Alma out of her daydream when they are walking, what reason does Alma give for stopping?
(a) She was daydreaming.
(b) She cannot remember where she is.
(c) Her knees hurt.
(d) She thought she forgot something at the restaurant.
4. What did Alma feel her children ruined when it came to her and Paul, Sr.'s relationship?
(a) Their communication.
(b) Their sex life.
(c) Their financial stability.
(d) Their vacationing.
5. What does Pammy try to point out to her mother as they walk Pine Street at the start of the story?
(a) The nice houses.
(b) All the traffic.
(c) Purple flowers.
(d) The rain clouds.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Alma recall about Debi's parents?
2. What is Alma thankful Pammy and Paulie had not been bugging her about during this visit?
3. What word did Paul, Sr. once use to describe "the efficacy of his tree stimulator" (3)?
4. Where does Alma say she wants to go when Pammy suggests they walk up Pickle Street?
5. What does Alma recall Pammy doing once when Alma tried to adjust her collar when she was younger?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Pammy? Who is Alma? Why are they together at the start of "Mother's Day"?
2. Who is Debi Hather? Where does Alma first see her in the story? How does Alma remember her?
3. What does Alma remember about the time she visited the zoo with Pammy and Paulie as children?
4. How does Alma feel about how her children turned out despite being such smart children?
5. What were Paul, Sr.'s vices?
6. 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?
7. Who is Paul, Sr.? What did he do for work? Was he successful? How do you know?
8. 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?
9. Who is Paulie? Why is he not with Alma at the start of the story?
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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