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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. What is the name of Norma French's boyfriend?

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

3. How does Dolores get to Mr. Pucci's house while her Grandmother is on vacation?

4. What was the name of Dolores' mother's favorite television program?

5. What does Dolores' mother paint for her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Mr. Pucci fired from his job at the school?

7. Why does Dolores begin consulting the psychic?

8. Why does Dolores kill Dottie's fish?

9. What evidence does Dolores give the reader of her mother's mental breakdown?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Dante as Dolores imagines him through his letters and Dante as Dolores experiences him in their relationship.

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