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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 does Ray lock in the closet for hours on end as a child, possibly causing him to have troubles in the modern time?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Dominick.
(d) Concettina.

2. Who does Dominick fear will walk out on him if he ends up needing to care for Thomas?
(a) Dessa.
(b) Angie.
(c) Joy.
(d) Marie.

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

4. Where does Papa hope to get Prosperine a job in order to make money for the household?
(a) The local union.
(b) Medical office.
(c) A seamstress shop.
(d) Mill.

5. What does Guglielmo want Papa to manage, which is surprising to Papa when he is asked?
(a) Parochial school.
(b) A new factory.
(c) A new farm.
(d) A church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Guglielmo assigns Papa the task of _________________ in order to receive penance for the sins he's committed in his life.

3. What are Papa's friends trying to talk him into, though he is trying to be firm about his decision?

4. Papa writes a letter about the passing of Vincenzo to his mother, only to find out she has died of ____________.

5. When Signora Siragusa dies, _________ is a pallbearer as he feels she was like a mother to him.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ray offer to help Dominick do when he is showing uncommon concern for him?

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

6. What happens to tear out Dominick's stitches during the time that Dominick was supposed to paint the Rood's house?

7. What does Pasquale do which makes Papa so upset that he begins to weep for Pasquale?

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

9. What does Dominick ask Ralph to do for him after he meets with Patel to talk about Thomas?

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

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