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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Antonia pick up Robbie when he wakes from a nap and feels that she is ready to be his mamma?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) March.

2. Where does Sofia take a taxi to in Book 3 to escape her house where her parents are mired in worry?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

3. In Book 3, what is Rosa making for dinner when Sofia invites Saul to stay so they can tell her parents about the pregnancy?
(a) Chicken carbonara.
(b) Lasagna.
(c) Chicken provolone.
(d) Meatballs.

4. When is Pearl Harbor bombed?
(a) December 1.
(b) December 7.
(c) December 11.
(d) December 3.

5. How many units are in the redbrick building that Antonio, Paolo, and Robbie live in on Nelson Street?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

6. In Book 3, when does Sofia call and ask Antonia if she can come over?
(a) Middle of February.
(b) End of January.
(c) First of February.
(d) Beginning of March.

7. How old is Antonia in 1946?
(a) 24.
(b) 25.
(c) 23.
(d) 22.

8. When does Joey take Saul with him for the first time to pay Tommy Fianzo?
(a) First Wednesday of July in 1942.
(b) Last Friday of July in 1942.
(c) First Friday of July in 1942.
(d) First Monday of July in 1942.

9. When does Joey start having Sofia supervise shipments?
(a) February 1946.
(b) End of 1945.
(c) Beginning of 1946.
(d) January 1946.

10. How many days do Saul, Sofia, and Julia stay with Antonia, Robbie, and Paolo when the children have the chicken pox?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

11. When do the radio and newspapers announce that the war is won?
(a) May 1, 1945.
(b) May 3, 1945.
(c) May 13, 1945.
(d) May 9, 1945.

12. Whose does Rosa wish she could talk to in Book 3 for comfort?
(a) Lina.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Her mother.

13. In 1947, how long has Sofia been working for her father?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 20 months.
(d) 2 years.

14. How far is it from Sofia's apartment to Antonia's?
(a) 2 blocks.
(b) 3 blocks.
(c) 4 blocks.
(d) 5 blocks.

15. In Book 3, where does Joey know there would have been less violence if he had stayed?
(a) Electrician's union.
(b) Plumbers' union.
(c) Bricklayers' union.
(d) Construction union.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Joey and lets him know that Sofia is following Saul again?

2. When Sofia sleeps with Saul in Book 3, how far is the bathroom from his room?

3. After Robbie is born, how many weeks does Antonia have to spend in bed?

4. When is Antonia able to walk to Sofia's apartment after Robbie's birth?

5. What is on Joey's breath when he confronts Saul at his boardinghouse about getting Sofia pregnant?

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