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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. Where does the family find Mary after the wedding?

3. What did Frankie give Celesta as a present?

4. How does Eva cause a fuss at the reception?

5. What has Frankie stolen from Salvatore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dolores so transfixed by the photograph?

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

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

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

5. Describe Celesta's adult life?

6. What problems occur at the wedding reception?

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

8. What does Eva tell Dolores in part two, chapter fifteen?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Frankie's gambling addiction affect his family? How does Frankie's gambling addiction affects the decisions he makes? What help was available to gambling addicts in the sixties? What help is available to gambling addicts today?

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