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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the author of "Mother's Day"?
2. What does Alma think the place Pammy works smells like?
3. In addition to working "dumb jobs" (3) and never marrying, what are Pammy and Paulie always doing?
4. What does Pammy try to point out to her mother as they walk Pine Street at the start of the story?
5. What is Pammy doing while they walk Pine Street, which Alma finds nearly absurd?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were Paul, Sr.'s vices?
2. What did Alma do for her husband to entice him to stay home when he began staying out all night when the children were young?
3. Who is Paul, Sr.? What did he do for work? Was he successful? How do you know?
4. How does Alma feel about Pammy pointing out the purple flowers to her on their walk? What is Pammy wearing and how does Alma feel about her outfit?
5. What does Alma remember about the time she visited the zoo with Pammy and Paulie as children?
6. Who is Paulie? Why is he not with Alma at the start of the story?
7. How does Alma feel about how her children turned out despite being such smart children?
8. Who is Debi Hather? Where does Alma first see her in the story? How does Alma remember her?
9. Who is Pammy? Who is Alma? Why are they together at the start of "Mother's Day"?
10. What does Paulie recall from the night he hit his father in the groin for scaring him and his sister? What does Alma recall?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the author of "Mother's Day." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Mother's Day" similar or different from his previous works?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of "Mother's Day." In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Paul, Sr.'s character in "Mother's Day." Who was he? What was his relationship with Alma and Debi? How does his character drive the narrative and speak to the themes of the past and regret?
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