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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. How much money did the family of the man who hit Dolores' mother with the car send her?
(a) $500.
(b) $100.
(c) $50.
(d) $1000.

2. Which of Dolores' mother's boyfriends does she bring home to meet the family?
(a) Iggy Zito.
(b) Barry Speigel.
(c) Larry Harris.
(d) Kurt Cangle.

3. Why does Jack visit Dolores on the night that he tells her the secret about Rita?
(a) He needs to pay his rent.
(b) He wants to talk to Dolores.
(c) He needs to borrow a screwdriver.
(d) He wants to talk to Dolores' mother.

4. What does the doctor tell Dolores after the physical?
(a) She can be admitted to college.
(b) She is too fat.
(c) She is insane.
(d) Her physical ailments are getting worse.

5. Who does Dolores recount Jeanette's mother looking like?
(a) Doris Day.
(b) Carol Burnette.
(c) Jackie Kennedy.
(d) Mary Tyler Moore.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dolores was a baby, what did her Uncle Eddie call her?

2. Why does Dolores invite Larry and his family to spend the night in her Grandmother's house?

3. Why does Dolores' father get her mother the parakeet?

4. What does Larry find growing in Dolores' backyard?

5. After Dolores has the first conversation with her father since moving in with her grandmother, what does she request of her grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolores' mother accuse her husband of regarding Mrs. Masicotte?

2. What is Dolores' emotional reaction to Eric's assault on the dance floor?

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

4. Describe the scene of the house when Dante drops off the black-and-white television set.

5. What evidence is shown that the relationship between Dolores and her grandmother is growing closer after her father abandons the family?

6. How does Dr. Shaw feel about Dolores visiting the psychic?

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

8. What does Roberta propose to Tommy, the owner of China Paradise?

9. Describe Dolores and Dante's wedding.

10. Describe Dolores and Mr. Pucci's reconnection after she delivers food to his apartment.

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