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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 Paula give her children every morning?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Toast and eggs.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Corn flakes.

2. What does Nicola do when she hears her father died?
(a) Shrugs.
(b) Cries.
(c) Faints.
(d) Laughs.

3. What did Paula give her son for his 14th birthday?
(a) A checking account.
(b) Condoms.
(c) A flask.
(d) A tattoo.

4. How did Paula's first sister die?
(a) She had a heart defect.
(b) She commited suicide.
(c) She died in a motorcycle accident.
(d) She was mugged.

5. What does Paul want to confess?
(a) Her alcoholism.
(b) Her past.
(c) Her desires.
(d) Her abuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of school was Saint Mary's?

2. How did Charlo's family treat his mother?

3. Who was Paula's first boyfriend?

4. How are Paula and Nicola related?

5. How does Paula describe the atmosphere of St. Mary's?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paula feel as she pours gin down her throat?

2. How does Nicola respond to the news of her father's death?

3. Why is Paula happy that Nicola has no need to cling to memories?

4. What were the two labels given to young women when Paula was growing up?

5. How does Paula teach her daughter about sex, and why?

6. How do Paula and her sisters respond to the news of Charlo's death?

7. What group would Paula like to join, and why has she not done it yet?

8. What about Charlo lingers in the house after his death?

9. What does Paula say got her negative attention as a teenager?

10. What does Paula do to get around her own rule?

(see the answer keys)

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