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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. Where does Dolores' Grandmother go while the house is being wallpapered?

2. Who accosts Dolores on the dance floor?

3. What did Dolores do after sending letters to her college roommate?

4. According to the dorm president, the girls are to watch out for boys from which college?

5. How much money did the family of the man who hit Dolores' mother with the car send her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dolores initially deal with her father's disappearance?

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

3. How does Dolores' grandmother feel about her going to college?

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

5. Why does Mr. Pucci tell Dolores that they will be connected forever?

6. Why does Dolores kill Dottie's fish?

7. How does Dolores react to her mother's nightly walks and why?

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

9. Why does Dolores write that she loves Dante?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Dolores' experiences in school help or hinder her relationships with other people?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dolores' close female relationships (Jeanette, Kippy, Dottie, etc.) and determine how these relationships aid or hinder Dolores' development as an adult.

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