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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. Papa is told that he will work alone and that he will have to work twice as hard, so he does and becomes a __________.

2. What color is the hair of the second child to which Ignazia gives birth during her marriage to Papa?

3. What does Papa's daughter tell him to do instead of just using poultices to help himself fight colds?

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

5. What makes Papa's heart race when he enters into the harbor of New York for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the warning that Ralph gives to Dominick when he phones him up secretly?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the second child that Ignazia gives birth to, an obvious baby from another partner?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prosperine puts poison and glass into Selvi's food in order to kill him and he dies in agony.

Part 1: Why do you think Prosperine wants to kill Selvi?

Part 2: Do you think that Prosperine had a good reason to kill Selvi?

Part 3: How do you think the problems between the two might have been worked out more effectively?

Essay Topic 2

Ray seems to mock the twins, no matter what they do or how they act in their lives, causing them to never feel completely loved or accepted.

Part 1: Why do you think Ray is unaccepting of the twins, no matter what they do?

Part 2: Why do you think Ray mocks Dominick for making the dean's list in school?

Part 3: Why do you think Ray reprimands Thomas for not getting better grades in school?

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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