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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. Who does Dolores' roommate cheat on her boyfriend with?

2. In the college entrance essay that Dolores' mother writes for her, who does she write about?

3. What does Marcia do to the punch at the dance?

4. What is the name of the clerk that Dolores' father bought beers from for Mrs. Masicotte?

5. Who does Dolores remember the television delivery men as being?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the relationship between Dolores and her mother after she comes home from the mental hospital.

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

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

5. Why does Dolores' mother want her to go to college?

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

7. How does Dolores' professor react to her writing?

8. What kind of a life does Dolores invent for herself through her letters to Kippy?

9. How does Dante act towards Dolores while at her Grandmother's house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does television have on Dolores' life?

Essay Topic 2

How does the rape that Dolores suffers influence her actions later in life?

Essay Topic 3

What is the single most important factor (event, person, situation) influencing Dolores' relationship with men?

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