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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. When it snows, for how long does Paolo carry Robbie outside and around the block?

2. How much time does Antonia have to spend alone daily in order to be a mother?

3. When does Joey sign the papers on a solid, four-story brownstone in Carroll Gardens?

4. When does Joey start having Sofia supervise shipments?

5. In Book 3, when did Sofia spend every morning on the bathroom floor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eli Leibovich contact Saul?

2. How does everyone care for Antonia after she gives birth to Robbie and how long does it take her to recover?

3. How is Paolo's love for Antonia described?

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

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

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

7. How does Antonia picture herself in 15 years in Book 3?

8. Where and how are Saul and Sofia married?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sofia and Antonia have mixed feelings about becoming mothers. Why do Sofia and Antonia have missed feelings about becoming mothers? How do they deal with their mixed feelings and their new role as mothers?

Essay Topic 3

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

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