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

2. What falls out of Mary's sewing box?

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

4. What is the soda distributor's name?

5. What does Frankie believe his new child will bring him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Frankie prepare to see the bookie?

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

4. What does Frankie think about at the end of the chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Frankie meet Joe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

1. Mary.

2. Frankie.

3. Fran.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Dolores's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the person she was at the end:

1. What did Dolores hope to achieve at the beginning of the novel?

2. What events changes Dolores's ideas about life?

3. How has Dolores's character changed by the end of the novel?

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