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

2. What is the problem that Dominick's hospital roommate continues to have as a result of a bleeding ulcer?

3. What did Thomas and Dominick have to do in order to go to All Saint's Mass in the morning?

4. The players at the card game talk about breaking the __________ of women, just in the same way one might do with a horse.

5. Because Papa was able to stop ____________, he is promoted to a nighttime supervisor at Plant 2.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Vincenzo killed after Papa decides to disown him instead of shaming him?

4. What does Dominick see when he climbs to the third story in order to paint the Roods' house anyway?

5. How did Dominick get Thomas in trouble when they were kids and they were in mass with Ray and Ma?

6. What is the incident which makes Papa finally go to confession after he begins to think about how far he has strayed?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas believes that Dominick is singled out for abuse because he does not defend himself.

Part 1: Why do you think Thomas believes Dominick can't defend himself?

Part 2: Do you think people who can't defend themselves are more likely to be hurt?

Part 3: What do you think might have happened if Dominick were to fight back?

Essay Topic 2

Dominick steps in to help fend off the unwanted advances of a sailor and ends up meeting a woman he comes to love.

Part 1: Do you think that Dominick defended the woman because he liked her or because she was in danger?

Part 2: Why do you think Dominick was willing to put himself in harm's way?

Part 3: Do you think that you could step in to help someone you thought to be in trouble?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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