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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Sofia see Saul Grossman for the first time?
(a) Walking with her father.
(b) Sunday dinner.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) Carrying something for her father.

5. As Antonio and Paolo's relationship progresses, how many children do they discuss having?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. What job did Rosa's mother have?
(a) Mending.
(b) Sewing on buttons.
(c) Laundress.
(d) Finishing buttonholes.

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

8. When Sofia and Antonia go to school, how many of the kids in their class are Italian?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/4.

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

10. How old is Frankie in Book 2 when Sofia decides she is no longer going to church?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

11. How many children does Giancarlo Rubio have?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

12. How old are Sofia and Antonia when Angelo Barone corners Antonia and tells her he knows how her father died?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

13. When the trees begin to lose their leaves, what does Paolo ask Antonia to do with him?
(a) Supper.
(b) Go to a movie.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Take a walk.

14. What is Paolo Luigio carrying when Antonia runs into him when he is on his way into Sofia's building?
(a) Passports.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Watches.

15. From where to where does Joey have a smuggling network?
(a) Brindisi to Red Hook.
(b) Como to Rhinebeck.
(c) Treviso to Barrytown.
(d) La Spezia to Tivoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Saul Grossman grow up?

2. After Frankie is born, what does Sofia's father often give her when he sneaks into her room when he comes home late?

3. Where did Joey's family settle when they came to America?

4. What area does Tommy give Joey after Carlo disappears?

5. How long does Saul Grossman crouch in an ocean liner retching?

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