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

2. What did Debi's ex-lover, the salesman from Ohio, always have with him?
(a) A leather thong.
(b) A whip.
(c) Whipped cream.
(d) Blindfolds.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Debi think the salesman from Ohio might have to explain to "St. Whoever" (6) after he dies?

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

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

4. When reflecting on her past, what does Debi think of "as a form of joyous overflow" (6)?

5. Who does Debi refer to as the love of her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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