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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 bedrooms are in Sofia's apartment?

2. How long does Saul Grossman crouch in an ocean liner retching?

3. How many weeks after Antonia first runs into Paolo, does she see him again?

4. When does Joey need an assistant for his smuggling business?

5. When do Sofia and Antonia start school together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Lina respond when Antonia tells her she is in love?

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

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

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

8. What does Rosa remember about her childhood?

9. What are Antonia's thoughts when her mother tells her that Uncle Joey is responsible for her father's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Carlo wants to quit working for the Family. How does Carlo try to escape the Family? Why is he not allowed to have a different life and a different job?

Essay Topic 3

Paolo has a dream for his life and his future. What is Paolo’s dream? How and why does Antonia make his dream her own?

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