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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. How old is Robbie when Antonia is able to look at her face in the mirror and trace the new contours of her body?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 8 months.

2. In 1947, how much time does Paoilo spend daily altering the books so the Family can pay taxes without disclosing where their money comes from?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) An hour.

3. What does Rosa offer Saul in Book 3 when he comes to tell them about the pregnancy?
(a) Soda.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Water.

4. Where does Sofia tell her mother she has been when she comes home in Book 3 from sleeping with Saul?
(a) Her grandmother's.
(b) Movie theater.
(c) A friend from school.
(d) Antonia's.

5. In Book 3, in what direction do Sofia and Saul go on their walks?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who walks Antonia down the aisle?

2. When does Sofia wake gasping and then go and shuffle through the papers on Saul's desk?

3. When does Antonia walk into a wrestling match between Robbie and Julia?

4. When does Saul take First Communion for the first time?

5. How many units are in the redbrick building that Antonio, Paolo, and Robbie live in on Nelson Street?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Saul and Sofia not see one another much after they sleep together?

2. Who is Sofia's first assignment when Joey gives her a job?

3. How did Paolo grow up?

4. What does Joey do after Saul goes home?

5. Where does Rosa sometimes wish she could seek comfort in Book 3, and why does she know it is impossible?

6. Where and how are Saul and Sofia married?

7. What dream has Antonia adopted?

8. What does Sofia tell herself after Julia is born?

9. What is Paolo's job after the war?

10. What seems strange to Sofia after her marriage to Saul?

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