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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 Dolores take home with her?

2. What does Dolores think her father felt when he left his family behind?

3. What does Frankie do when Salvatore falls off the dry dock?

4. What did Mary offer to Martineau instead of the rent?

5. Where does Dolores say she working in the Missing chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rose tells Dolores about her other sisters?

2. What does Dolores think about Salvatore in part two, chapter sixteen?

3. What do people think has happened to Salvatore?

4. How does Frankie react when Salvatore falls into the dry dock?

5. How has the city changed since Dolores was there thirty years ago?

6. What does Martineau tell Dolores about the night of the fire?

7. Describe Celesta's adult life?

8. How does Luca cause Dolores to faint?

9. What does Salvatore discover in part one chapter eleven?

10. What does Rose remember about her father's belt?

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

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

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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