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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 country does Luca live in?

2. What does Dolores see still sitting in the back of the garden?

3. Where is Luca at the beginning of part two, chapter sixteen?

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

5. What has Frankie stolen from Salvatore?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mary react when she sees Frankie with Joe and Paolo?

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

5. What kind of list does Dolores write?

6. How does Salvatore fall into the dry dock?

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

8. What is Mary's state when she is discovered at the Salvation Army hospital?

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

10. How does the novel end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure, such as exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all these elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

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