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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 has Freda planned for the factory employees?

2. What beverage does Brenda fix for Patrick?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of Vittorio's reactions to Freda?

4. What does Brenda think of Freda's hand-shaking ritual?

5. Who is the woman at the factory who adores Freda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances that allow Brenda and Freda to get an afternoon off work?

2. How does Brenda react when Patrick comes to the apartment?

3. Where do Freda and Brenda work?

4. What is Freda's demeanor following the gunshot incident at the apartment?

5. What are Freda and Brenda doing as the story opens?

6. Explain the relationship Mr. Paganotti has with his employees.

7. Whose arrival causes a huge commotion and angst for Brenda?

8. How are the differences in Freda and Brenda apparent as they watch the funeral from the window?

9. What is Freda's reaction when she learns that she and Brenda have been given the afternoon off due to the "death" of Freda's mother?

10. Describe Freda's low mood and how a note from Vittorio turns her around.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Brenda and Freda. What are their roles within the story? Why is there a kinship between the two? Why is there some animosity between them as well? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this novel. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Brenda, Vittorio, Rossi and Patrick. Be sure to incorporate the characters' emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, etc.

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