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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 Rose find in the kitchen closet?

2. What has Frankie cooked for the wedding reception?

3. Who does Dolores meet in Tino's?

4. What game does Dolores remember playing with her mother?

5. What is the name of Rose's dog?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Salvatore fall into the dry dock?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In what way does Rose defy her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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