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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 does Maria find in the box of clothes to wear on the outing?

2. What does Freda tell Brenda in a note?

3. How do Brenda and Freda get to work?

4. What does Freda reject after she returns to work?

5. Who is Rossi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Maria and what is her attachment to Freda?

2. Whose arrival causes a huge commotion and angst for Brenda?

3. What does Freda enjoy about arriving at the factory each morning?

4. With whom is Vittorio in love?

5. What are the circumstances that allow Brenda and Freda to get an afternoon off work?

6. Describe Freda's low mood and how a note from Vittorio turns her around.

7. What is Freda's reaction when she learns that she and Brenda have been given the afternoon off due to the "death" of Freda's mother?

8. What has Freda discussed with Rossi regarding Brenda?

9. What are Freda and Brenda doing as the story opens?

10. Explain the relationship Mr. Paganotti has with his employees.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Patrick. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of death. Identify at least two instances about death in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING is a classic story of unfulfilled expectations. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category?

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