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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 People Should Go Hungry.
(c) No Animals Need Die.
(d) No Trees Need Die.
2. What was Paul, Sr.'s occupation?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Arborist.
(c) Cab driver.
(d) Gardener.
3. In addition to working "dumb jobs" (3) and never marrying, what are Pammy and Paulie always doing?
(a) Talking about their feelings.
(b) Asking Alma for money.
(c) Going on fad diets.
(d) Moving from one apartment to another.
4. What does Pammy wear while out with her mother on Mother's Day?
(a) A very short dress.
(b) A t-shirt with a half-naked guy on it.
(c) A sweatshirt with a crossed-out machine gun on it.
(d) A torn sweater and ripped jeans.
5. What does Alma think the place Pammy works smells like?
(a) Crap.
(b) Hemp.
(c) Patchouli.
(d) Sweat.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Pammy try to point out to her mother as they walk Pine Street at the start of the story?
2. What is Debi doing outside of her house when Alma sees her as she and Pammy reach the house?
3. Why did Alma begin wearing "the wildest underthings" (4) when her children were young?
4. What did Alma once do when Pammy and Paulie did not listen to her at the zoo?
5. What is Alma thankful Pammy and Paulie had not been bugging her about during this visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Alma remember about the time she visited the zoo with Pammy and Paulie as children?
2. What were Paul, Sr.'s vices?
3. Who is Paulie? Why is he not with Alma at the start of the story?
4. Who is Pammy? Who is Alma? Why are they together at the start of "Mother's Day"?
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. 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?
7. Who is Paul, Sr.? What did he do for work? Was he successful? How do you know?
8. 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?
9. How does Alma feel about how her children turned out despite being such smart children?
10. Who is Debi Hather? Where does Alma first see her in the story? How does Alma remember her?
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