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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. Also known as WASPs, this group, ______________, flocks to the ballot box and Papa is blamed for the lost election.

2. What problem is Ray having with his body which is going to require a lot of healing time?

3. Who is irreverent when he enters into New York, which causes him to get backhanded?

4. Papa does not talk about the two __________ women with whom he lives when he does go into confession.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the thing that Papa beats Ignazia for, according to his memoir, in this story?

3. Who fails to show up when Dominick and Ray are making funeral arrangements, in this story?

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

5. What does Papa receive during the blessing of the school, which overwhelms him?

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

7. What does Ray offer to help Dominick do when he is showing uncommon concern for him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dominick can not return the 'I love you' from Thomas until after Thomas is asleep.

Part 1: Why do you think it's difficult for Dominick to say he loves his brother?

Part 2: Do you find it difficult to tell your siblings you love them?

Part 3: Do you think that Thomas knows his brother loves him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The choice that Thomas makes in order to protest the war for himself is a drastic one.

Part 1: Why do you think Thomas makes the choice he does in order to protest the war?

Part 2: What might you have done if you didn't want anyone to fight in a war anymore?

Part 3: Do you think there are other people like Thomas in the military today?

Essay Topic 3

The memoir of Papa is revealing and scary and altering for Dominick as he reads is.

Part 1: Why do you think the memoir has been kept a secret for so long?

Part 2: Do you think reading a memoir about your parents might change your life?

Part 3: How do you think you might change your actions if you read a memoir of your parents?

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