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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor say Serafina had lost?
(a) Her baby.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her job.

2. What kind of entertainers are Flora and Bessie?
(a) Clowns.
(b) Singers.
(c) Actors.
(d) Dancers.

3. What does the sign in the window say?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Beware of dog.
(c) Room free.
(d) Go away.

4. Why does Serafina want Rosario's body cremated?
(a) To upset the Catholic Church.
(b) To scatter them in Scilliy.
(c) So she can keep his ashes.
(d) So she does not have to see his body.

5. What kind of drug does the doctor give Assunta to give to Serafina?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Seroxat.
(c) Morphine.
(d) Prozac.

6. What does Serafina shout at the women?
(a) Luito.
(b) Filipo.
(c) Adios.
(d) Aiuto.

7. What does Estelle ask Serafina about?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her washing.
(c) Her sewing.
(d) Her husband.

8. What does Rose have tied around her wrist?
(a) A hankerchief.
(b) A piece of string.
(c) A piece of rope.
(d) A rag.

9. What is Rosario's mark?
(a) A rose tattoo.
(b) A rose heart.
(c) A bluebell tattoo.
(d) A rose petal.

10. What does Serafina say Bessie and Flora are crazy about?
(a) Entertaining.
(b) Men.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Clowning.

11. What are the mothers demanding Serafina give them?
(a) Baseball uniforms.
(b) Graduation dresses.
(c) School uniforms.
(d) Funeral suits.

12. Who does the group agree should tell Serafina the news?
(a) Assunta.
(b) Father de Leo.
(c) Rosario.
(d) Rebecca.

13. Who are the graduation dresses for?
(a) The women's daughters.
(b) The women's cutomers.
(c) The women's granddaughters.
(d) The women.

14. Why does Father de Leo not want Rosario's body to be cremated?
(a) Serafina cannot afford such a funeral.
(b) It is against Rosario's wishes.
(c) It is against Serafina's wishes.
(d) It is an abomination of the Catholic Church.

15. What is the little boy playing with?
(a) A train.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A dog.
(d) A ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Serafina say is now her only concern?

2. Why is Rosa allowed to graduate even though she missed her final examinations?

3. Who do the women consider calling?

4. What color is the cottage wallpaper?

5. What ethnic group is the area mostly populated with?

(see the answer keys)

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