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

2. In a dream, Dominick dreams about hanging Thomas, who turns into a forgiving ___________.

3. What does Ignazia refuse to attend, even though these are thrown with Papa in mind?

4. What kind of work can Papa not get so he has to take a job as a night janitor at the public library?

5. Who does Ignazia move in with downstairs during this part of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Papa refuse to do when he finds out that Ignazia is pregnant?

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

5. What does Ray ask for when he does not recognize Dominick when he visits him, in this story?

6. Where is Ignazia finally found after she leaves and the dog has been poisoned after her departure?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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