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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Vincent has taken to sleeping
(a) At the neighbor's house
(b) With Pat and Beth
(c) In Ben's bed
(d) With his baby sister
2. Vincent asks Candy if
(a) She is a real officer
(b) She has brought Ben home
(c) She has ever been at his house
(d) She will stay with him
3. What term does Beth recall Ben describing her?
(a) My lovely mama
(b) My beauteous grape
(c) My ocean elf
(d) My best friend
4. The neighbor thinks Vincent is bossy because
(a) His mother pays no attention to him
(b) He comes from an Irish family
(c) He is jealous of his missing brother
(d) He comes from an Italian family
5. What is the elephant in the room to which Kilgore refers?
(a) The pain of losing Ben
(b) The clashing of religions
(c) The immoral behavior of Beth
(d) The vanished faith in the family
Short Answer Questions
1. When Beth makes an angry statement on camera, Candy Bliss
2. Vincent's academic abilities are
3. Pat tells Vincent that he
4. Ben learns about love and opera from
5. What had Reese been doing when the latest fight took place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads to Beth's agreement to move to Chicago so that Pat can open a new restaurant with his father?
2. Why does Candy want to take Beth shopping?
3. What does Vincent's father finally say to Beth about Ben's loss?
4. There are many indications that Beth is not necessarily a mature woman, or the ideal partner to Pat. Examine these two chapters and analyze at least two instances that illustrate what you think the reader is learning about Beth Cappadora.
5. When Candy announces she will be married, what does Beth decide?
6. Discuss the hotel's delicate treatment of Beth and Pat as they leave the Tremont Hotel. Is there layered meaning in their gestures? If so, describe them.
7. What is Beth's burning question for the group at Compassionate Circle?
8. Describe in words the contrasts between Bill Kerry and the Cappadoras. What traits might Beth have grown up around, based on our brief knowledge of Bill?
9. An example of how 12-year old Vincent is having to care for his sister is provided in this chapter. Describe it.
10. Why does Beth agree with Laurie to undertake a photography job?
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