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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ray lock in the closet for hours on end as a child, possibly causing him to have troubles in the modern time?
(a) Concettina.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Dominick.
(d) Ralph.

2. What does Prosperine do after Papa beats Ignazia for the first time? She threatens to castrate him ________________.
(a) At knifepoint.
(b) With a razor blade.
(c) With a hot poker.
(d) With her teeth.

3. Dominick tells Patel that Dessa has gotten them the __________ that Patel recommends getting to help him.
(a) Titles.
(b) Loans.
(c) Accounts.
(d) Bills.

4. Papa does not talk about the two __________ women with whom he lives when he does go into confession.
(a) Murdering.
(b) Lusty.
(c) Loving.
(d) Deranged.

5. What happens to the first birth that Ignazia has with Papa during their marriage?
(a) Stillborn boy.
(b) Stillborn girl.
(c) Healthy boy.
(d) Healthy girl.

6. What did Thomas bruise on Sheffer, according to her appearance when she comes to visit Dominick?
(a) Her mouth.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her ear.
(d) Her arms.

7. Who is the attendant that has been ignoring Thomas in the rec room when Dominick sees his brother?
(a) Broom.
(b) Billy.
(c) Robocop.
(d) Tex.

8. Who always eats candy during the mass after Halloween, according to the way the story is told?
(a) Neither twin.
(b) Both twins.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Dominick.

9. What does Papa's daughter tell him to do instead of just using poultices to help himself fight colds?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Stop working so hard.
(d) Call off work.

10. Who is fired from his job at the plant and eventually becomes a greengrocer at Hurok's Market?
(a) Papa.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Vincenzo.
(d) Mama.

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

12. What does Sheffer bring for Dominick to use in order to meet with Thomas before his hearing?
(a) A name medallion.
(b) Security clearance.
(c) Safety gear.
(d) A mask.

13. What makes Papa's heart race when he enters into the harbor of New York for the first time?
(a) Ellis Island.
(b) The train station.
(c) Statue of Liberty.
(d) The boat's hard entry.

14. The players at the card game talk about breaking the __________ of women, just in the same way one might do with a horse.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Soul.
(c) Anger.
(d) Movement.

15. Guglielmo assigns Papa the task of _________________ in order to receive penance for the sins he's committed in his life.
(a) Fifteen rosaries.
(b) Writing his memoir.
(c) Creating a painting.
(d) Building a river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dominick is told that he needs to commit to __________ trial sessions before Patel will take him back on as a patient.

2. What does Ray do in response to the way the boys act in church, which Dominick shares with Patel?

3. Papa agrees to get the Italian vote for ___________ if they men promise to track down Prosperine.

4. What is the name Papa openly calls Prosperine when she is doing her chores in the house?

5. What does Papa admit he thinks that Pasquale was doing with his pet monkey?

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