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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the problem that Dominick's hospital roommate continues to have as a result of a bleeding ulcer?
(a) Intense stomach pain.
(b) Flatulence.
(c) He can't eat.
(d) Headaches.

2. Papa writes a letter about the passing of Vincenzo to his mother, only to find out she has died of ____________.
(a) Cancer.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. Patel wants to find out more about why Dominick continues to use the word __________ to describe the process of therapy.
(a) Prison.
(b) Jail.
(c) Torture.
(d) Autopsy.

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

5. The priest reminds Papa of his earliest intentions of becoming a __________, though he never did.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Priest.
(c) Student.
(d) Builder.

6. Ray admits that he is the one who is planting the mystery ____________ at the cemetery.
(a) Roses.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Carnations.
(d) Tulips.

7. What does Ray do in response to the way the boys act in church, which Dominick shares with Patel?
(a) Smashes Thomas' present.
(b) Drinks more.
(c) Calls Ma.
(d) Leaves the house.

8. Where is Vincenzo shot in revenge for his sleeping with another man's wife?
(a) Arm.
(b) Groin.
(c) Chest.
(d) Head.

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

10. Papa buys a police dog in order to track _____________ into the woods in order to exact his revenge.
(a) Prosperine.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Vincenzo.
(d) Ignazia.

11. Ray decides to show more care and concern for his '______' when Dominick is laid up in the hospital.
(a) Boy.
(b) Brother.
(c) Kid.
(d) Child.

12. Papa is told that he will work alone and that he will have to work twice as hard, so he does and becomes a __________.
(a) President.
(b) Security guard.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Union organizer.

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

14. Where does Dominick wake up after falling off the ladder at the Rood's house?
(a) Rosalina Memorial.
(b) Shanley Memorial.
(c) Shutter Creek.
(d) Three Rivers.

15. Prosperine quotes to Papa that, "You'll save a __________ and lose your wife!"
(a) Piece of pride.
(b) Moment.
(c) Tear.
(d) Penny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Italian omen that Papa finds in his house on January 10, 1925?

2. Who is irreverent when he enters into New York, which causes him to get backhanded?

3. The players at the card game talk about breaking the __________ of women, just in the same way one might do with a horse.

4. Where does Papa hope to get Prosperine a job in order to make money for the household?

5. Papa does not talk about the two __________ women with whom he lives when he does go into confession.

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