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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. When does Joey need an assistant for his smuggling business?
(a) February 1941.
(b) October 1940.
(c) Beginning of 1941.
(d) End of 1940.

2. After Carlo disappears, what does Antonia want to play with Sophia?
(a) Indians and cowboys.
(b) African hunters.
(c) Pioneers.
(d) Arctic explorers.

3. How fast can Joey Colicchio load a revolver?
(a) 12 seconds.
(b) 6 seconds.
(c) 8 seconds.
(d) 10 seconds.

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

5. What neighborhood do Sofia and Antonia live in?
(a) Cobble Hill.
(b) Red Hook.
(c) Park Slope.
(d) Brooklyn Heights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Paolo's mother?

2. What does Antonia learn that Paolo is afraid of?

3. Where is a casket buried for Carlo, though there is no body?

4. When Carlo met Tommy Fianzo on the ship to America, how many times had Tommy crossed the ocean?

5. After Frankie is born, during what years do Sofia and Antonia walk a different route to school to avoid the shantytowns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tommy offer Joey after Carlo's disappearance?

2. What is Antonia's first day of high school like?

3. At the beginning of Book 1, how and why do Sofia and Antonia spend time together?

4. What does Rosa remember about her childhood?

5. How does Antonia spend her time her first year in high school?

6. When is the first time that Antonia sees Paolo Luigio?

7. How did Joey begin to work for Tommy Fianzo?

8. What smuggling empire does Joey Colicchio coordinate during the war?

9. What are Sofia's thoughts during the last months of high school?

10. What rituals does Antonia perform the evening before she begins high school?

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