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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 Celesta covered with the death towel?

2. Whose body does Eva say the police have found?

3. Why does Dolores think her sister cut her out?

4. Where does Mary recognize Paolo from?

5. What has Frankie cooked for the wedding reception?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary react when she sees Frankie with Joe and Paolo?

2. What kind of list does Dolores write?

3. What happens to the death towel in part two, chapter nineteen?

4. What does Rose tells Dolores about her other sisters?

5. What does Rose remember about her father's belt?

6. What does Martineau tell Dolores about the night of the fire?

7. How does the novel end?

8. What do Luca and Rose remember about the past in part two chapter fourteen?

9. What does Dolores think about Salvatore in part two, chapter sixteen?

10. How does Frankie react when Salvatore falls into the dry dock?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Dolores's life:

1. Mary.

2. Frankie.

3. Fran.

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