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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. How old is Frankie in Book 2 when Sofia decides she is no longer going to church?

2. How many children does Giancarlo Rubio have?

3. From where to where does Joey have a smuggling network?

4. When does Lina abandon her faith?

5. Where is a casket buried for Carlo, though there is no body?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rosa remember about her childhood?

3. What are Antonia's thoughts when her mother tells her that Uncle Joey is responsible for her father's death?

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

5. As businessmen, why are the men of the Family intrigued about the war?

6. How do Antonia and Sofia live?

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

8. How is Sofia's first day of high school?

9. What is Antonia's first day of high school like?

10. At the beginning of Book 1, how and why do Sofia and Antonia spend time together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Family and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Krupitsky use personification in The Family? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

Sofia and Antonia have mixed feelings about becoming mothers. Why do Sofia and Antonia have missed feelings about becoming mothers? How do they deal with their mixed feelings and their new role as mothers?

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