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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. Which of Dolores' mother's boyfriends does she bring home to meet the family?

2. What behavior does Dolores exhibit concurrently with Jack's rides to and from school?

3. What is the name of Larry's daughter?

4. Where is Naomi staying the weekend of the dance?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dolores feel emotionally while attending the prom?

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

4. How do both Dolores and Jack react immediately after the rape takes place?

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

6. What brings Dolores and Dante back together after she kicks him out of the house?

7. How does Dolores feel back in her grandmother's house with her grandmother's friends?

8. What does the man who wallpapers Dolores' grandmother's house look like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Dolores' relationship with her father change throughout the text?

Essay Topic 3

What does happiness mean to Dolores Price?

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