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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. Now at the Cappadoras' home, Beth
2. What is a clue to Pat's current attitude toward Beth?
3. Beth leaves in her car to
4. Beth has never, in her life,
5. Rose thinks Beth has lost
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Tree's husband curse at her for announcing her pregnancy?
2. How does Christmas eve turn into a debacle at the Cappadoras'?
3. What does Vincent's father finally say to Beth about Ben's loss?
4. What does Dr. Kilgore teach Reese about defending himself?
5. What is ironic about Beth's feeling that, if she loves her other children, she will be "cheating" on Ben?
6. 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.
7. There is gossip in the lobby about classmates who are showing up for the reunion. Why do you think these women need to analyze and critique their old friends?
8. What is the theme of the restaurant opened by Pat and his father in Chicago?
9. Why does Reese feel he cannot have a paper route?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that compares and contrasts the Cappadora family and the Kerry family. What traits do we see, and how have they affected the two generations that are the main characters in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Do some research on the Amber Alert and write an essay explaining how it works. Give your opinion as to whether the Amber Alert may have helped in the search for Ben Cappadora, and why.
Essay Topic 3
Pat Cappadora and Beth Kerry are both dyed-in-the-wool Catholics, although he is Italian and she is Irish. Research and compare the differences in Catholicism in the Irish culture as compared to the Italian culture. How are they different? How are they the same?
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