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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of entertainers are Flora and Bessie?
(a) Dancers.
(b) Clowns.
(c) Singers.
(d) Actors.

2. What does Serafina shout at the women?
(a) Aiuto.
(b) Adios.
(c) Filipo.
(d) Luito.

3. What does Serafina ask the group not to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Speak.
(c) Come in.
(d) Sit down.

4. Who did Peppina hear calling to her from inside the house?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Serafina.
(d) Rosario.

5. What is the little boy playing with?
(a) A ball.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A dog.
(d) A train.

6. What does Serafina beg her daughter not to do?
(a) Go to the dance.
(b) Marry Jack.
(c) Leave her alone.
(d) Go to university.

7. Who does Serafina blame for her recent trouble with her daughter?
(a) The local boys.
(b) The school.
(c) Her dead husband.
(d) Herself.

8. What month does this scene take place in?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) June.

9. Where did Rose meet Jack?
(a) On holiday.
(b) The graduation dance.
(c) A high school dance.
(d) A bar.

10. What is Serafina wearing?
(a) A pink slip.
(b) A blue mini skirt.
(c) A black shawl.
(d) A night dress.

11. What does Rosa say her husband's skin was as smooth as?
(a) Plaster.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cream.
(d) A rose petal.

12. What type of material is Serafina holding?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Velvet.
(d) Wool.

13. What are the mothers demanding Serafina give them?
(a) Baseball uniforms.
(b) School uniforms.
(c) Funeral suits.
(d) Graduation dresses.

14. Who will not allow Rosario's body to be cremated?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) The local community.
(c) Rosario's father.
(d) Rosario's mother.

15. What does Estelle ask Serafina about?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her sewing.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her washing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women beat Estelle with?

2. What is Serafina giving Rosa as her graduation present?

3. Why does Serafina want Rosario's body cremated?

4. What kind of truck did Rosario drive for the Romano Brothers?

5. What does Serafina say she has lost?

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