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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 the priest not want to happen to Rosario's body?

2. What is Serafina wearing?

3. What did Rose tell Peppina had been locked up?

4. What is Serafina worried she will be late for?

5. What does Estelle do to the boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rosa so sad?

2. Why does Serafina not want Bessie and Flora to bother her?

3. What do Flora and Bessie say they will do if Serafina does not finish their blouses?

4. Why does Serafina say she does not want to make friends with her neighbors?

5. Who is waiting outside Serafina's house?

6. Why does Father de Leo say he could not come earlier?

7. How does Serafina react when the group enters the house?

8. Why does Jack say Rosa needs to forget about him?

9. Why does Serafina run out of her house screaming?

10. What mistake does Alvaro make when protesting against being a flirt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Rosa has a difficult relationship with her mother. Why is a mother's relationship with her child so important? How has Rosa's relationship with her mother affected her?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Serafina's character to the person she is at the beginning of the play to the person she is at the end.

1. What did Serafina hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2. What events changes Serafina's ideas about life?

3. How has Serafina's character changed by the end of the play?

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