2. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?
(a) Tense.
(b) Easy.
(c) Symbiotic.
(d) Excruciating.

3. What does Debi recall her daughter doing when she brought a boy named Rob over, which Debi could not fathom?
(a) She kept her retainer on.
(b) She talked about school.
(c) She dressed in sweatpants.
(d) She did not wear makeup.

4. Where did Al Fowler and his cousin leave Debi's daughter after she ran away?
(a) Portland.
(b) Philly.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Palm Springs.

5. What is Debi's daughter's name?
(a) Velma.
(b) Vanna.
(c) Vicky.
(d) Viv.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Debi refuse to judge Alma or anyone?

2. What does Debi's daughter write on the postcard she sent two weeks after she took off?

3. What did Debi do a few days after Paul's funeral?

4. What did Debi's daughter do before a parade once to make their house look more presentable?

5. How does Debi try to justify her daughter leaving without a word?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Vicky brought a boy name Rob over? In what way did Debi embarrass Vicky? What did Vicky do that Debi found absurd?

2. What does Pammy say to Alma when they first see Debi? How does Alma respond?

3. Who is Vicky? Describe her relationship with Debi.

4. What was Debi's relationship with Paul, Sr.? How does Debi feel about Paul and his behavior?

5. Why does Debi think she should have been born in the future?

6. Why is Debi surprised Alma's children pay any attention to her on Mother's Day? What did Debi see Paulie doing at Wegman's the day before Mother's Day?

7. What has Debi done in her past which she admits makes her no angel?

8. When did Vicky leave? Where did she go? With whom? What was the last word Debi received from her daughter?

9. How does Debi try to cope with the fact that Vicky ran away from her?

10. Describe the scene at Paul's gravesite a few days after his funeral.

(see the answer keys)

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