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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 escorts Mary to the ambulance?

2. What part of Dolore's body is damaged in the fire?

3. Who owned the ruby ring before Frankie?

4. What is the name of Dolores's father?

5. What does Dolores say to herself slowly in part one?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolores say she often think about when she remembers the night of the fire?

2. How does Joe's proposal make Frankie doubt himself and his family?

3. How did Frankie meet Joe?

4. How did Joe help Frankie out?

5. How is Dolore's responsible for the baby rabbits' deaths?

6. Why does Frankie think he does not owe Joe anything?

7. How does Salvatore help help out Mary and the children?

8. What does Dolores overhear at the store?

9. What does Mary say Frankie wants to do to her instead of what he is doing to the kitchen door?

10. What do the doctors say about Dolores's injuries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure, such as exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all these elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What problems do Dolores's generation face? How are the problems for Dolores's generation different to the problems her father's generation faced? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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