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

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

3. Which resident of Hooten Hall had been to Woodstock?

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

5. What is the name of Dolores' college roommate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dolores find after being entrusted with the opinion book?

3. What is Dante's reaction when he realizes that Dolores has a large sum of money saved?

4. What measures does Dolores' mother take to ensure her entrance into college?

5. Why does Dolores decide to go to college?

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

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

8. What does the family of the man who hit Dolores' mother send to Dolores and why?

9. How does Thayer finally get Dolores to go on a date with him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the theme of motherhood appear throughout the text?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationships Dolores has with Dante and that which she has with Thayer.

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