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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antonia learn that Paolo is afraid of?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Heights.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Dogs.

2. When do Sofia and Antonia finish their junior year of high school?
(a) May 1940.
(b) May 1939.
(c) June 1940.
(d) June 1939.

3. On the first day of high school, where does Antonia spend lunch?
(a) Art room.
(b) Outside on the lawn.
(c) Library.
(d) Cafeteria.

4. What job did Joey's father and then Joey have in America?
(a) Construction.
(b) Garbage collection.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Building and maintenance.

5. How many bedrooms does Antonia's apartment have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

6. How does a Romani family pay Joey to buy their passage?
(a) Sell horses.
(b) Sell jewelry.
(c) Sell land.
(d) Sell books.

7. What is Sofia doing at the end of Book 2 when Saul comes and tells her good night?
(a) Putting food away.
(b) Drying dishes.
(c) Putting dishes away.
(d) Washing dishes.

8. How many other Jews travel on an ocean liner with Saul Grossman?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

9. When Joey, Rosa, Sofia, Lina, and Antonia return from the ocean, what does Rosa make to eat?
(a) Pasta Carbonara.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Manicotti.
(d) Minestrone.

10. What does Antonia dream her occupation will be when she is 16?
(a) History professor.
(b) Classics professor.
(c) French professor.
(d) Writer.

11. What is the name of Sofia and Antonia's teacher when they start school?
(a) Mr. Brady.
(b) Mr. Carmody.
(c) Mr. Flanagan.
(d) Mr. Monaghan.

12. How many men is it rumored that Antonia's father killed before the left Sicily?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

13. How many bedrooms are in Sofia's apartment?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

14. How long does Saul Grossman crouch in an ocean liner retching?
(a) 1 1/2 weeks.
(b) 2 1/2 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

15. How many brothers does Paolo have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks after Antonia first runs into Paolo, does she see him again?

2. What is Paolo Luigio carrying when Antonia runs into him when he is on his way into Sofia's building?

3. How long is the drive on the first day that Antonia and Sofia start high school?

4. What is Rosa's oldest brother called?

5. In Book 2, how many times a week does Rosa send extra food for Antonia and her mother?

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