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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Giancarlo Rubio have?

2. What job did Rosa's mother have?

3. How long does it take Antonia to sharpen 3 pencils to the same length?

4. Where does Tommy Fianzo live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Antonia and Sofia get older, how are they different from their classmates and why?

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

4. What happens to Carlo?

5. What does Tommy tell Joey about Carlo's disappearance?

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

7. Why do Sofia and Antonia's families live in Red Hook?

8. When does Antonia realize there is a seed of anger in Sofia?

9. Why does Antonia give up her dream of college?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Krupitsky use foreshadowing in The Family? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Joey feels guilty. Why does Joey feel guilty? Why is he not able to find absolution?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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