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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. Who has unexpectedly arrived to see Brenda?

2. What is located across the street from Freda and Brenda's apartment?

3. Whose funeral does Rossi think Brenda had been to?

4. What does Rossi give Brenda to drink?

5. Who is the owner of the wine factory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Freda and Brenda's circumstances and how did they meet?

2. Describe Freda.

3. Why has Freda decided to take a few days off work?

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

5. What has Freda discussed with Rossi regarding Brenda?

6. What are the circumstances surrounding the gunshot heard at the apartment?

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

8. Who is Rossi and how does he behave toward Brenda?

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

10. Where do Freda and Brenda work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the poor workers in the mid-1970s when the men in the story are living their adult lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st century men do not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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