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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 take Saul with him for the first time to pay Tommy Fianzo?

3. When do the radio and newspapers announce that the war is won?

4. How many children did Eli Leibovich's parents have?

5. When did Detective Leo Montague start working with Joey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and how are Saul and Sofia married?

2. Who is Sofia's first assignment when Joey gives her a job?

3. How is Sofia's neighborhood different from Antonia's?

4. What seems strange to Sofia after her marriage to Saul?

5. What does Antonia start doing once she gets feeling better after Robbie's birth?

6. Why does Eli Leibovich contact Saul?

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

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

9. What is Joey's response when Sofia tells him she is pregnant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sofia decides she wants a job. Why does Sofia decide that she wants a job? How does having a job make her feel visible?

Essay Topic 3

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Krupitsky use personification in The Family? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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