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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the purpose of Dolores' week alone with her father?
(a) Her mother couldn't bear to look at Dolores any longer.
(b) He was to tell her that the family was moving.
(c) He was to tell her that he and her mother were getting divorced.
(d) He wanted to spend some time getting to know Dolores.

2. When had Dolores' mother begun saving money for her college?
(a) After Dolores was raped.
(b) When she went to the mental institute.
(c) When she was born.
(d) After her father had left.

3. Why does Dolores invite Larry and his family to spend the night in her Grandmother's house?
(a) She wants them to cook for her.
(b) Dolores is lonely.
(c) Their apartment has fleas.
(d) They are homeless.

4. After recording when Jack comes after school, what pattern does Dolores notice?
(a) He only comes at the end of the week.
(b) He comes every other day.
(c) He only comes on Wednesdays and Fridays.
(d) There is no pattern.

5. Why does Dolores' father get her mother the parakeet?
(a) Her mother loves animals.
(b) She needs company while he is at work.
(c) Her psychiatrist suggests it.
(d) The house is too quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Masicotte's dog?

2. What are the names of Dottie's fish?

3. What does Dolores' mother do instead of attending the interview with the pest control company?

4. What is the first thing that Dolores' college roommate says after arriving at the dorm?

5. Why does Jack visit Dolores on the night that he tells her the secret about Rita?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Larry and Ruth meet and why did they move?

2. Why does Dolores call Geneva Sweet while in Cape Cod?

3. What are Dolores' feelings toward Mrs. Masicotte?

4. Why does Dante say that he doesn't want to have children?

5. Why is Dolores saving money after she and Dante get married?

6. What does her Etch-a-Sketching mean to Dolores?

7. Describe Dolores' reaction to her mother's death.

8. How does Dolores receive the few things that she seeks in the divorce?

9. How do both Dolores and Jack react immediately after the rape takes place?

10. Why does Dolores want Domingo to invite her to eat with his family so badly?

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