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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refuses to consider Thomas' antiwar act heroic, which is not surprising, given their relationship?
(a) Pa.
(b) Dominick.
(c) Ma.
(d) Ray.

2. Whose picture is the biggest in Ma and Ray's room, as Dominick notices when he's sitting there?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Ma.
(c) Papa.
(d) Ray.

3. What stands next to the Indian Cemetery as described in the book in Three Rivers, CT?
(a) A bus station.
(b) A playground.
(c) State Hospital.
(d) The school.

4. Ralph takes offense to a teacher's presentation on ____________ in his history class.
(a) Slavery.
(b) Manifest Destiny.
(c) Civil War.
(d) Louisiana Purchase.

5. While Ma does not care for the ____________, the boys do not particularly like Francis the Talking Mule.
(a) Singing.
(b) Three Stooges.
(c) Dancing ladies.
(d) Army fights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is holding his own while staying at Hatch for the last ten days, according to Sheffer?

2. What does Ray decide to purchase in order to be able to see the moon landing in 1969?

3. Who does Ma decide is responsible for delivering her and her sons to safety after they encounter the crazy man?

4. Which of the characters finds it easier to believe that there is no God, which makes life have no sense or meaning?

5. In a biblical passage, _________ tells the disciples to cut off the body parts which offend in order to avoiding burning in hell.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dominick torn between when he is in Ma and Ray's room, with a mind that is being sparked by memories?

2. Why does Dell decide to lower the price of the used car that he is trying to sell to Leo, in this story?

3. What do the two boys think about when their mother takes them to a movie in 1958 and both boys are bored?

4. What does Dominick recall lying about in third grade which he now feels guilty about doing?

5. What happens which makes Dominick feel moved during his conversation and his visit with Leo?

6. What does Thomas not remember which causes him to think that Dominick is mad at him?

7. Why is it hard for Dominick to not take care of his brother and watch out for him in this everyday life?

8. What does seeing young dance students trigger in Dominick when he goes to see Patel and Sheffer?

9. What does Ma forbid the boys from telling their stepfather when they are coming back from the movie theater?

10. What happens to the memoir by Papa which Dominick decides he wants to translate for himself?

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