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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. Of what is the voice-over?

2. Why does Grandma chastise Bella?

3. Why does Grandma Kurnitz reluctantly agree to Eddie's request?

4. From what had Eddie's wife suffered?

5. What does Grandma do after chastising Bella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the confrontation between Bella and Grandma Kurnitz.

2. Why does Grandma react the way she does to Bella's behavior?

3. How does this scene begin?

4. What is hiding in Grandma's house?

5. How do the boys become even more mesmerized by their uncle?

6. What do the boys come to understand about their father?

7. How much time has gone by?

8. Why is the situation with Johnny convenient?

9. How does the family react to Bella's news?

10. How does Louie feel about being at Grandma's home? About what is Bella adamant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The war is good news for Eddie.

Part 1) What war?

Part 2) Why is this war good news for Eddie?

Part 3) What is difficult about Eddie's situation?

Essay Topic 2

There is more intrigue at this home than Arty and Jay could ever have imagined.

Part 1) What is intriguing to the boys?

Part 2) How does this intrigue make life more bearable for the boys?

Part 3) What does the audience learn about other characters through this intrigue?

Essay Topic 3

Bella's naïveté makes her seem like a child.

Part 1) How does this affect the way she treats Arty and Jay?

Part 2) What are her mother's thoughts on her behavior?

Part 3) Why is she child-like?

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