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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. Who calls Joey and lets him know that Sofia is following Saul again?

2. Where does Paolo's brother die?

3. When does Joey take Saul with him for the first time to pay Tommy Fianzo?

4. Whose does Rosa wish she could talk to in Book 3 for comfort?

5. In Book 4, how long has it been since Saul has received a letter from his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where and how are Saul and Sofia married?

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

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

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

8. Where does Rosa sometimes wish she could seek comfort in Book 3, and why does she know it is impossible?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joey decides to join the Family. Why does Joey decide to join the Family? How does he hope it will affect his future?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Family? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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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