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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. What is the old phobia that Dominick has to face in addition to the shocking image he sees while at the Rood's house?
(a) Bats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Heights.

2. The memoir goes into details about how Italian families negotiate a ___________ for their children.
(a) Marriage.
(b) Baptism.
(c) First communion.
(d) Funeral.

3. What is the name Papa openly calls Prosperine when she is doing her chores in the house?
(a) Donkey.
(b) Horse.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Monkey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the problem that Dominick's hospital roommate continues to have as a result of a bleeding ulcer?

3. Papa orders ____________ to his bed on at least Saturdays and Sundays, hoping for a child.

4. What does Papa smell which lets him know that someone besides Ignazia is in the house?

5. When Thomas dies, Dominick wonders if he is still a ___________ since his brother is now gone.

Short Essay Questions

1. What story has Dominick been reading when he comes into Patel's office for a new appointment?

2. What is the incident which makes Papa finally go to confession after he begins to think about how far he has strayed?

3. What does Papa do since he can not trust Prosperine to not poison him as they are living together?

4. Where is Ignazia finally found after she leaves and the dog has been poisoned after her departure?

5. What is the surprise that Dominick finds when he returns home on the eve of Thomas' hearing?

6. What does Dominick see when he climbs to the third story in order to paint the Roods' house anyway?

7. What is the thing that Papa beats Ignazia for, according to his memoir, in this story?

8. How does Papa become the first Italian boss in the textile mill where he works, according to his memoir?

9. Who is revealed as being Dominick's father when Ray breaks his promise to Ma and tells Dominick?

10. What does Papa receive during the blessing of the school, which overwhelms him?

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