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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. Why did Celesta's book melt during her date with Markus?

3. On what day does Dolores hear her parents fighting about Celesta?

4. What room does Mary lock herself in when she gets home?

5. Whose house does Celeste take her sisters to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Joe's proposal?

4. How dis Mary keep Dolores warm when she was a baby?

5. How does Dolores find the picture of Joe?

6. How did Frankie meet Joe?

7. How did Joe help Frankie out?

8. How does Frankie's relationship with Salvatore change when he gambles away his half of the diner?

9. What does Mary remember about when she first moved to Cardiff?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do both Mary and Frankie struggle to settle in Cardiff? How different was Malta to Wales in the sixties? How would compatriots view his behavior in Cardiff?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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