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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 makes bridesmaids gowns for Luca and Dolores?

2. What does Mary try to get together after Frankie leaves?

3. What sweet Salvatore does make for the men's party?

4. Which part of the rabbit does Frankie cut off?

5. What position does Joe tell Frankie he will give him at the Moonlight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dolores overhear at the store?

3. What does Celesta overhear Mrs. Jackson saying to her husband?

4. How does Frankie prepare to see the bookie?

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

6. How does the family's situation change the day Dolores is born?

7. What happens on Celesta's date with Markus?

8. How has Fran caused trouble in the neighborhood in part one, chapter seven?

9. How does Celesta come to the decision to marry Pippo?

10. How did Joe help Frankie out?

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

Why don't Frankie and Mary don't trust each other? How does their lack of trust for each other affect their relationships with their children?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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