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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rosa keep the card tables she uses for Sunday dinners?
(a) In a closet.
(b) Behind the sofa.
(c) In Frankie's room.
(d) Under a bed.

2. How many men is it rumored that Antonia's father killed before the left Sicily?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. How many other Jews travel on an ocean liner with Saul Grossman?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

4. What area does Tommy give Joey after Carlo disappears?
(a) Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and part of Sunset Park.
(b) Crown Heights, Wingate, and part of Prospect Park.
(c) Red Hook, Gowanus, and part of Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Brooklyn Hieghts, Cobble Hill, and part of Fulton Ferry.

5. What time is Sunday dinner served when Tommy FIanzo's employees come to eat?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks after Antonia first runs into Paolo, does she see him again?

2. How long is the drive on the first day that Antonia and Sofia start high school?

3. How many children does Giancarlo Rubio have?

4. After Frankie is born, what does Sofia's father often give her when he sneaks into her room when he comes home late?

5. How old is Antonia during the 1931 to 1932 school year?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Antonia and Sofia get older, how are they different from their classmates and why?

2. How do Antonia and Sofia live?

3. How did Joey begin to work for Tommy Fianzo?

4. When is the first time that Antonia sees Paolo Luigio?

5. What happens to Carlo?

6. What are Sofia's thoughts during the last months of high school?

7. What rituals does Antonia perform the evening before she begins high school?

8. What does Tommy tell Joey about Carlo's disappearance?

9. How does Antonia spend her time her first year in high school?

10. What does Rosa remember about her childhood?

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