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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 did Debi see Paulie doing the day before at Wegmans?
(a) Trying to steal cigarettes.
(b) Applying for a job.
(c) Buying flowers for Alma.
(d) Buying nips of whiskey.

2. 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.

3. When reflecting on her past, what does Debi think of "as a form of joyous overflow" (6)?
(a) Raising her daughter.
(b) Picking on Alma.
(c) Doing drugs.
(d) Sleeping with men.

4. Why does Debi refuse to judge Alma or anyone?
(a) Judging was not loving.
(b) She believes one should be curious, not judgmental.
(c) One should not judge others if they do not want to be judged themselves.
(d) To judge was to dominate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Debi think of herself as a mother?

2. What word is repeated when Debi thinks of her relationship with her daughter?

3. What does Pammy ask Alma as she stares at Debi from across the street?

4. What does Debi recall her daughter learning a lot about when she was younger?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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