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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. What are Papa's friends trying to talk him into, though he is trying to be firm about his decision?

2. What does Papa's daughter tell him to do instead of just using poultices to help himself fight colds?

3. What does Dominick call the current Persian Gulf war when it is brought up in conversation?

4. What does Thomas want from the Indian cemetery in order to cleanse his brain?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is revealed as being Dominick's father when Ray breaks his promise to Ma and tells Dominick?

5. What does Sheffer tell Dominick about the possible future of the mental health facility, in this story?

6. What does Papa do since he can not trust Prosperine to not poison him as they are living together?

7. What does Papa find out about Prosperine and Ignazia has he searches the kitchen for poison?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ray seems to mock the twins, no matter what they do or how they act in their lives, causing them to never feel completely loved or accepted.

Part 1: Why do you think Ray is unaccepting of the twins, no matter what they do?

Part 2: Why do you think Ray mocks Dominick for making the dean's list in school?

Part 3: Why do you think Ray reprimands Thomas for not getting better grades in school?

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 story includes a number of flashbacks about the life of the brothers as they were growing up.

Part 1: Why do you think the author felt it was necessary to include flashbacks?

Part 2: Do you agree that the flashbacks help the story come to life for the reader?

Part 3: How do you think the story might have changed if the reader doesn't find out anything about the history of the brothers?

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