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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. Where does Pammy work?
(a) No Guns Necessary.
(b) No Animals Need Die.
(c) No People Should Go Hungry.
(d) No Trees Need Die.

2. Where does Alma say she wants to go when Pammy suggests they walk up Pickle Street?
(a) Dress shopping.
(b) Out for lunch.
(c) Paul, Sr.'s grave.
(d) To the movies.

3. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?
(a) A sweatshirt with a crossed-out machine gun on it.
(b) A torn sweater and ripped jeans.
(c) A very short dress.
(d) A t-shirt with a half-naked guy on it.

4. What does Alma recall doing when she had once found Paul, Sr. passed out on their porch?
(a) She kicked him.
(b) She called the cops on him.
(c) She poured cold water on his head.
(d) She helped him to bed.

5. What was Paul, Sr.'s occupation?
(a) Cab driver.
(b) Arborist.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Gardener.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Pammy snaps Alma out of her daydream when they are walking, what reason does Alma give for stopping?

4. In what industry does Paulie work?

5. What did Pammy take Alma to on Mother's Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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. 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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