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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 does Debi's daughter write on the postcard she sent two weeks after she took off?
(a) I'm fine, don't try to find me.
(b) Please send money.
(c) I can't wait for you to come visit!
(d) I'm in trouble, please help.

2. What does Pammy suggest Alma do when Debi waves at her?
(a) Flip her off.
(b) Wave back.
(c) Ignore her.
(d) Tell her off.

3. What was the age difference between Debi and the salesman from Ohio?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 15 years.

4. What does Debi imagine Alma would say to her if they were in Heaven at the same time?
(a) Who let you in?
(b) Sorry I was a super-snoot to you.
(c) Thanks for taking care of my Paul.
(d) We don't belong here.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Debi think of Alma as a mother?

3. What does Debi imagine Alma would learn about her husband when she reached Heaven and watched the movie of her life?

4. How long had it been since Debi last heard from her daughter?

5. What does Debi recall her daughter doing when she brought a boy named Rob over, which Debi could not fathom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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