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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. Whose arms does Rose remember seeing her mother in on the day of the fire?

2. What does Dolores remember her sister locking her in?

3. What has Frankie stolen from Salvatore?

4. Who informs Delores of her mother's death?

5. What room does Dolores study as she sits on her mother's old bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the death towel in part two, chapter nineteen?

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

3. How does Luca cause Dolores to faint?

4. How does Dolores get into her mother's house?

5. What do Luca and Rose remember about the past in part two chapter fourteen?

6. How does Rose make Dolores and Luca laugh at their mother's funeral?

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

8. Why is Dolores so transfixed by the photograph?

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

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

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

All four sisters have a difficult relationship with their mother. Why is a mother's relationship with her child so important? How has the four sisterss relationship with their mother affected them?

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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