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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. What does Fran like to do?

2. Where does Mary work at night?

3. What does Frankie lose in a game of cards?

4. What does Dolores's mother use to hide the alcohol on her breath?

5. Why does Fran sleep on the slim divan instead of the bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author build suspense in part one, chapter three?

2. What tattoos does Fran have on her forearm?

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

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

5. How did Joe help Frankie out?

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

7. What happens while Mary talks to Martineau on the porche?

8. What problems is Frankie having at the end of part one, chapter three?

9. Why does Frankie think it is a good idea if Celesta marries Pippo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Dolores's life:

1. Mary.

2. Frankie.

3. Fran.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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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