![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Dominick wonders if his mother ever knew that she had a __________, as the memoir has revealed.
(a) Uncle.
(b) Twin.
(c) Sister.
(d) Aunt.
2. Also known as WASPs, this group, ______________, flocks to the ballot box and Papa is blamed for the lost election.
(a) Pond Runners.
(b) Death Eaters.
(c) Swamp Yankees.
(d) Large Gunners.
3. Ray decides to show more care and concern for his '______' when Dominick is laid up in the hospital.
(a) Kid.
(b) Brother.
(c) Boy.
(d) Child.
4. What does Papa decline again and again, though it is said to be the key to serenity?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Communion.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Baptism.
5. What is the problem that Dominick's hospital roommate continues to have as a result of a bleeding ulcer?
(a) He can't eat.
(b) Flatulence.
(c) Intense stomach pain.
(d) Headaches.
6. What kind of work can Papa not get so he has to take a job as a night janitor at the public library?
(a) Mason.
(b) Artist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Writer.
7. What does Ignazia refuse to attend, even though these are thrown with Papa in mind?
(a) Charity telethons.
(b) Soccer tournaments.
(c) Banquets.
(d) Plays.
8. Papa will not let the local priest _________ the girl as she was made from sin, according to his belief.
(a) Bury.
(b) Hold.
(c) Baptize.
(d) See.
9. What happens to the first birth that Ignazia has with Papa during their marriage?
(a) Healthy girl.
(b) Stillborn girl.
(c) Healthy boy.
(d) Stillborn boy.
10. Papa orders ____________ to his bed on at least Saturdays and Sundays, hoping for a child.
(a) Prosperine.
(b) Violetta.
(c) Ignazia.
(d) Concettina.
11. Who refuses to say how he will vote when it comes to Thomas' hearing about his release?
(a) Dominick.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Sheffer.
(d) Patel.
12. What does Thomas want from the Indian cemetery in order to cleanse his brain?
(a) Ashes.
(b) Dirt.
(c) River water.
(d) Flowers.
13. What are Papa's friends trying to talk him into, though he is trying to be firm about his decision?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Remarriage.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Communion.
14. What does Dominick call the current Persian Gulf war when it is brought up in conversation?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A pain in his side.
(c) The truth.
(d) Vietnam II.
15. Who is the attendant that has been ignoring Thomas in the rec room when Dominick sees his brother?
(a) Tex.
(b) Robocop.
(c) Billy.
(d) Broom.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Prosperine do after Papa beats Ignazia for the first time? She threatens to castrate him ________________.
2. Dominick notes that it is an interesting coincidence that Papa worked with a ______________ one summer as did the twins.
3. Who decided to abstain from the vote to move Thomas or to keep him at the center?
4. Papa agrees to get the Italian vote for ___________ if they men promise to track down Prosperine.
5. What problem is Ray having with his body which is going to require a lot of healing time?
This section contains 459 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |