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

2. What is the old phobia that Dominick has to face in addition to the shocking image he sees while at the Rood's house?

3. What does Sheffer bring for Dominick to use in order to meet with Thomas before his hearing?

4. Dessa reveals that she has started to go to __________ again after volunteering at a children's hospice.

5. What did Thomas and Dominick have to do in order to go to All Saint's Mass in the morning?

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 second child that Ignazia gives birth to, an obvious baby from another partner?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There seems to be a strained relationship between the brothers and their stepfather, though it does not seem unrealistic.

Part 1: Why do you think the twins have so much trouble getting along with their stepfather?

Part 2: Do you think the stepfather is doing all he can for his stepsons?

Part 3: Why do you think the relationship between a stepparent and a stepchild is different than the relationship between a biological father and son?

Essay Topic 2

Dominick is sometimes angry about the way that he is always going to be linked to Thomas in some way.

Part 1: Do you think it's normal for a person to not want to be linked with a sibling?

Part 2: Why do you think Thomas is always going to be linked to Dominick, aside from the connection as twins?

Part 3: How do you think Dominick's life might be if he was not related to Thomas?

Essay Topic 3

Papa decides to drown the monkey because it bites Papa, even though he promised Pasquale he would not.

Part 1: Why do you think Papa breaks the promise to Pasquale?

Part 2: Do you think drowning the monkey was an evil act of Papa or a necessary evil?

Part 3: How do you think Papa's life might have changed had he not drowned the monkey?

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