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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. In 1942, when is one of Paolo's brothers taken by the draft?

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

3. In May 1945, how long have Sofia and Saul been married?

4. During her pregnancy, what day of the week does Antonia take walks with her mother?

5. From where did Eli Leibovich's family immigrate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eli Leibovich contact Saul?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Joey do after Saul goes home?

8. Where and how did Paolo's brother die?

9. How did Paolo grow up?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There is a woman in the Red Hook neighborhood who is known as a witch. Why is the woman known as a witch? How does she help Lina and other women like her?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Family and why is that incident the climax?

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