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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas do whenever anyone tries to ask a question of him during the meeting?
(a) Bites someone.
(b) Spits.
(c) Quotes a scripture.
(d) Falls asleep.

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

3. What is the Italian omen that Papa finds in his house on January 10, 1925?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Single white rose.
(c) A poppy seed.
(d) Dead dog.

4. When Dominick finally falls asleep after his long drive, he dreams of unbaptized ____________ trapped under the ice.
(a) Cats.
(b) Babies.
(c) Men.
(d) Mothers.

5. What does Dominick do that he is not supposed to do when he is visiting with Thomas?
(a) Get angry.
(b) Talk about him.
(c) Talk to him.
(d) Hug him.

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

7. What color is the hair of the second child to which Ignazia gives birth during her marriage to Papa?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

8. What kind of work can Papa not get so he has to take a job as a night janitor at the public library?
(a) Mason.
(b) Artist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Writer.

9. Who refuses to say how he will vote when it comes to Thomas' hearing about his release?
(a) Dominick.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Patel.
(d) Sheffer.

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

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

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

13. What does Papa admit he thinks that Pasquale was doing with his pet monkey?
(a) Trying to sell it.
(b) Fattening it up to eat it.
(c) Taking it on the road.
(d) Having sex with it.

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

15. What does Papa smell which lets him know that someone besides Ignazia is in the house?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Detergent.
(c) Properine's pipe tobacco.
(d) Spoiled milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Also known as WASPs, this group, ______________, flocks to the ballot box and Papa is blamed for the lost election.

2. What does Dominick call the current Persian Gulf war when it is brought up in conversation?

3. Where does Dominick wake up after falling off the ladder at the Rood's house?

4. Who decided to abstain from the vote to move Thomas or to keep him at the center?

5. Dominick tells Patel that Dessa has gotten them the __________ that Patel recommends getting to help him.

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