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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 Celesta's two sons?

2. Who does Luca try to call from the airport?

3. What is the name of the final chapter?

4. Who lets Dolores into her old house?

5. What did Frankie give Celesta as a present?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Luca cause Dolores to faint?

3. What kind of list does Dolores write?

4. What does Eva tell Dolores in part two, chapter fifteen?

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

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

7. What problems occur at the wedding reception?

8. What do people think has happened to Salvatore?

9. What does Luca remember in part two, chapter sixteen?

10. What is Mary's state when she is discovered at the Salvation Army hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the fire affect relationships within the family? Why does Dolores speaks in poetic terms at the state of her fingerless hand?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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