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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 45-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Papa orders ____________ to his bed on at least Saturdays and Sundays, hoping for a child.
(a) Ignazia.
(b) Concettina.
(c) Violetta.
(d) Prosperine.

2. Papa agrees to get the Italian vote for ___________ if they men promise to track down Prosperine.
(a) Shanley.
(b) Shumley.
(c) Smith.
(d) O'Halloran.

3. Billy Covington is the man who dies in Vietnam, a man who idolized _____________, though the reader doesn't learn much more.
(a) Jesus.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Superman.
(d) Spiderman.

4. Papa will not let the local priest _________ the girl as she was made from sin, according to his belief.
(a) Baptize.
(b) Bury.
(c) See.
(d) Hold.

5. Dominick talks about how rude he was to his mother when he was being fitted for ____________.
(a) A tux.
(b) His Navy uniform.
(c) New glasses.
(d) His new waiter shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president is in charge of Operation Desert Shield during the time of the antiwar protest?

2. The memoir goes into details about how Italian families negotiate a ___________ for their children.

3. What color is the hair of the second child to which Ignazia gives birth during her marriage to Papa?

4. Patel refuses to discuss her beliefs with her patients, including her belief in _______________.

5. Who decides to sit with Thomas after his scary incident, even though it means this other person can't do anything?

(see the answer key)

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