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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 45-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Papa is told that he will work alone and that he will have to work twice as hard, so he does and becomes a __________.
(a) President.
(b) Union organizer.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Security guard.

2. What is the name of the manager at the movie theater which other people in the room call him?
(a) Bug eyes.
(b) Screen man.
(c) White sheet.
(d) Bulgy Eyes.

3. At sometime in the past, Dominick, Leo, and Ralph all did a ___________ together, according to the book.
(a) Movie.
(b) Bag job.
(c) Play.
(d) Book.

4. Papa agrees to get the Italian vote for ___________ if they men promise to track down Prosperine.
(a) Smith.
(b) Shanley.
(c) O'Halloran.
(d) Shumley.

5. Patel wants to find out more about why Dominick continues to use the word __________ to describe the process of therapy.
(a) Torture.
(b) Autopsy.
(c) Prison.
(d) Jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dominick wonders if his mother ever knew that she had a __________, as the memoir has revealed.

2. What is the language in which the life story of Papa is written, which is why the family never had it translated?

3. ___________ retains grief at having been too busy at the end of a semester to enjoy the new baby.

4. What is the drink which is handed out at the bar in order to celebrate the moon landing?

5. What does Ray decide to purchase in order to be able to see the moon landing in 1969?

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