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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. What is the Italian omen that Papa finds in his house on January 10, 1925?

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

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

4. What does Prosperine do after Papa beats Ignazia for the first time? She threatens to castrate him ________________.

5. Dominick notes that it is an interesting coincidence that Papa worked with a ______________ one summer as did the twins.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Papa find out about Prosperine and Ignazia has he searches the kitchen for poison?

10. Why is Vincenzo killed after Papa decides to disown him instead of shaming him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Dominick can not return the 'I love you' from Thomas until after Thomas is asleep.

Part 1: Why do you think it's difficult for Dominick to say he loves his brother?

Part 2: Do you find it difficult to tell your siblings you love them?

Part 3: Do you think that Thomas knows his brother loves him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ma seems to be nervous about telling the twins the name of their real father, so she keeps this a secret for a while.

Part 1: Why do you think that Ma evades the question of who the twins' father really is?

Part 2: Do you think it's right for a mother to not tell her sons who their father is?

Part 3: What do you think you might have done if you were not told who your father was and you wanted to know?

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