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

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

3. Who does Dominick think that he passes when he is driving alone to the painting job?
(a) Robocop.
(b) Ma.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Nedra Frank.

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

5. Papa still feels that the mayor treats him like a dumb ____________ whenever they speak or interact.
(a) Immigrant.
(b) Man.
(c) Murderer.
(d) Philanderer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ignazia refuse to attend, even though these are thrown with Papa in mind?

3. Prosperine quotes to Papa that, "You'll save a __________ and lose your wife!"

4. What did Thomas bruise on Sheffer, according to her appearance when she comes to visit Dominick?

5. Who does Ray lock in the closet for hours on end as a child, possibly causing him to have troubles in the modern time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ray ask for when he does not recognize Dominick when he visits him, in this story?

3. How did Dominick get Thomas in trouble when they were kids and they were in mass with Ray and Ma?

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

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

6. What does Sheffer tell Dominick about the possible future of the mental health facility, in this story?

7. Who fails to show up when Dominick and Ray are making funeral arrangements, in this story?

8. What does Dominick evade when he is talking with Patel at the beginning of this section of the story?

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

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

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