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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. 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) Security guard.
(b) Foreman.
(c) President.
(d) Union organizer.

2. The players at the card game talk about breaking the __________ of women, just in the same way one might do with a horse.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Movement.
(c) Anger.
(d) Soul.

3. Sheffer and Dominick think that Thomas will not get anything more out of another year at ___________.
(a) Patel.
(b) Morning Glory.
(c) Twin Peaks.
(d) Hatch.

4. Who decided to abstain from the vote to move Thomas or to keep him at the center?
(a) Broom.
(b) Tex.
(c) Sheffer.
(d) Patel.

5. Sheffer points out that Thomas has also had troubles in ______________ in the past, so that might not be an option.
(a) Normal homes.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Jails.
(d) Group homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dominick fear will walk out on him if he ends up needing to care for Thomas?

2. When Dominick finally falls asleep after his long drive, he dreams of unbaptized ____________ trapped under the ice.

3. The memoir goes into details about how Italian families negotiate a ___________ for their children.

4. When Thomas dies, Dominick wonders if he is still a ___________ since his brother is now gone.

5. Who does Dominick think that he passes when he is driving alone to the painting job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Papa refuse to do when he finds out that Ignazia is pregnant?

2. Where is Ignazia finally found after she leaves and the dog has been poisoned after her departure?

3. What happens to tear out Dominick's stitches during the time that Dominick was supposed to paint the Rood's house?

4. What does Ray ask for when he does not recognize Dominick when he visits him, in this story?

5. What is the surprise that Dominick finds when he returns home on the eve of Thomas' hearing?

6. What is the second child that Ignazia gives birth to, an obvious baby from another partner?

7. What does Dominick evade when he is talking with Patel at the beginning of this section of the story?

8. What does Pasquale do which makes Papa so upset that he begins to weep for Pasquale?

9. What is the warning that Ralph gives to Dominick when he phones him up secretly?

10. How does Papa become the first Italian boss in the textile mill where he works, according to his memoir?

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