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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. After the war ended, how long did Antonia figure out it would take her to get a degree if she took two night classes a week?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 4 years.

2. What food does Stefano's serve in Book 4?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Italian pastas.
(d) Hamburgers.

3. In 1942, when is one of Paolo's brothers taken by the draft?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) February 2.
(d) January 30.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Sofia take a taxi to in Book 3 to escape her house where her parents are mired in worry?

3. In 1947, how long has Sofia been working for her father?

4. Where does Paolo's brother die?

5. At the end of Book 3, how many years into the future does Antonia picture herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sofia's neighborhood different from Antonia's?

2. What is Joey's response when Sofia tells him she is pregnant?

3. How does Joey know that Sofia is following Saul?

4. In 1945, how does Sofia start waking in the night?

5. How did Paolo grow up?

6. What has Joey imagined that the wartime smuggling operation he spearheads would do?

7. What happens on May 9, 1945, and what does the narrator say will happen in three months?

8. When and how does Sofia know that she is pregnant?

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

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

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