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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 long is Rosa gone giving birth to Frankie?

2. Where is Sofia when Rosa and Joey bring Frankie home?

3. How many brothers does Paolo have?

4. When did Carlo emmigrate to America?

5. How old was Carlo when he emigrated to America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Sofia's first day of high school?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Carlo?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Saul has regrets. Why does Saul have regrets? How do those regrets affect his sense of self?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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