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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 is the name of the supermarket where Celesta finds a job?
2. Where did Frankie get a job when he turned 20?
3. What is Dolores's mother doing when Dolores arrives home from the shops?
4. Whose house does Celeste take her sisters to?
5. Who is looking after Mary's other daughters?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the living conditions in Dolores's Cardiff home.
2. What does Mary remember about when she first moved to Cardiff?
3. What does Frankie do to the rabbit?
4. How does Joe's proposal make Frankie doubt himself and his family?
5. How does Dolores find the picture of Joe?
6. How does Frankie prepare to see the bookie?
7. What tattoos does Fran have on her forearm?
8. Why does Frankie think it is a good idea if Celesta marries Pippo?
9. What does Dolores say she often think about when she remembers the night of the fire?
10. How does Frankie's relationship with Salvatore change when he gambles away his half of the diner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Dolores's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the person she was at the end:
1. What did Dolores hope to achieve at the beginning of the novel?
2. What events changes Dolores's ideas about life?
3. How has Dolores's character changed by the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?
1. Character
2. Setting
3. Plot
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