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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas has episodes of ________________ in which he obsesses about something and is unable to let it go.

2. What did the United States citizens fear most about the Soviet Union during the 1950s?

3. Sheffer volunteers to be the twins' ____________ during the time of the case and the evaluation.

4. What does Dominick throw out the window of Leo's car as they are leaving the police station?

5. Who is the person that destroys the typewriter in a fit of rage at Ma during the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dominick learn when he goes to visit Sheffer in the office to talk about Thomas, in this story?

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

3. To what does Dominick attribute the meanness of Ray towards Thomas when he is arguing with Joy?

4. What are the therapy techniques which Dominick objects to, as they are causing one person in his life to be at blame?

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

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

7. What is the profession that Leo has when Dominick goes to visit with him during this part of the story?

8. What happens when Dominick takes Thomas to the hospital after his amputation during the beginning of the book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dominick feels bad for not sticking up for a friend in his class when he was a kid.

Part 1: Why do you think Dominick feels bad for not sticking up for a kid in his class?

Part 2: How do you think Dominick's life might have changed if he were to stick up for this kid in his class?

Part 3: Why do you think that Dominick feels the need to stick up for others in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Dominick feels that by recalling the past, he might yet be able to forgive himself for what has happened.

Part 1: Why do you think recalling the past might be helpful?

Part 2: Do you think you need to remember your past in order to forgive yourself?

Part 3: How might you forgive yourself for something bad you have done in the past?

Essay Topic 3

Dominick steps in to help fend off the unwanted advances of a sailor and ends up meeting a woman he comes to love.

Part 1: Do you think that Dominick defended the woman because he liked her or because she was in danger?

Part 2: Why do you think Dominick was willing to put himself in harm's way?

Part 3: Do you think that you could step in to help someone you thought to be in trouble?

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