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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 are some restaurants that Sofia and Saul try in Book 3?

2. How many children did Eli Leibovich's parents have?

3. How much time does Antonia have to spend alone daily in order to be a mother?

4. In 1947, how much time does Paoilo spend daily altering the books so the Family can pay taxes without disclosing where their money comes from?

5. When does Saul take First Communion for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and how did Paolo's brother die?

2. Why does Eli Leibovich contact Saul?

3. What is Joey's response when Sofia tells him she is pregnant?

4. What has Joey imagined that the wartime smuggling operation he spearheads would do?

5. When and how does Sofia know that she is pregnant?

6. In 1945, how does Sofia start waking in the night?

7. How did Paolo grow up?

8. What does Sofia tell herself after Julia is born?

9. What dream has Antonia adopted?

10. What does Antonia start doing once she gets feeling better after Robbie's birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sofia and Antonia are friends from the time they are little. How does their friendship develop and change throughout their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Paolo has a dream for his life and his future. What is Paolo’s dream? How and why does Antonia make his dream her own?

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