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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 has Celesta promised Frankie she would meet that evening?

2. Where does Mary work at night?

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

4. What does Salvatore work as at the diner?

5. Who is looking after Mary's other daughters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Frankie's life like before Dolores is born?

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

3. How did Joe help Frankie out?

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

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

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

7. How does Dolores find the picture of Joe?

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

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

10. Describe the living conditions in Dolores's Cardiff home.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote the Hiding Place primarily in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the third person?

Essay Topic 2

How does Frankie's gambling addiction affect his family? How does Frankie's gambling addiction affects the decisions he makes? What help was available to gambling addicts in the sixties? What help is available to gambling addicts today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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