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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 is the name of Rose's dog?

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

3. Where does the family find Mary after the wedding?

4. What does Rose find in the kitchen closet?

5. Who are the photographs for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luca cause Dolores to faint?

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

3. What kind of list does Dolores write?

4. What does Luca remember in part two, chapter sixteen?

5. How does Salvatore fall into the dry dock?

6. Describe Celesta's adult life?

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

8. What does Dolores remember about her relationship with her sister?

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

10. What problems occur at the wedding reception?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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