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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 was the age difference between Debi and the salesman from Ohio?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 25 years.
2. What did Debi see Paulie doing the day before at Wegmans?
(a) Buying flowers for Alma.
(b) Trying to steal cigarettes.
(c) Applying for a job.
(d) Buying nips of whiskey.
3. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?
(a) Easy.
(b) Symbiotic.
(c) Excruciating.
(d) Tense.
4. How does Debi describe Alma's face when she first sees her from across the street?
(a) Fuzzy peach.
(b) Shriveled apple.
(c) Big old prune.
(d) Sour lemon.
5. What did Debi's daughter do before a parade once to make their house look more presentable?
(a) Paint their house.
(b) Plant roses.
(c) Buy a bird bath.
(d) Mow their lawn.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Debi think she should do to Alma that "would freak the old bitch out" (6)?
2. How long had it been since Debi last heard from her daughter?
3. How does Debi think of herself as a mother?
4. What did Debi use in the Mac-n-cheese for her daughter and her male friend when they had no milk?
5. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Debi done in her past which she admits makes her no angel?
2. What does Pammy say to Alma when they first see Debi? How does Alma respond?
3. Why does Debi think she should have been born in the future?
4. When did Vicky leave? Where did she go? With whom? What was the last word Debi received from her daughter?
5. How does Debi try to cope with the fact that Vicky ran away from her?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. Who is Vicky? Describe her relationship with Debi.
9. Describe the scene at Paul's gravesite a few days after his funeral.
10. What was Debi's relationship with Paul, Sr.? How does Debi feel about Paul and his behavior?
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