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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 day of the week is the candy store closed?

2. What was Tony learning to do when he attended vocational school?

3. How old is Tommy?

4. What newspaper does Tommy read mornings before the store gets busy?

5. What type of food did the shoe boys have at the club?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tommy get out of trouble after the holdup?

2. What is Tommy's life like?

3. Who were the shoe boys?

4. How was Tommy able to save $55 that Rosa does not know about?

5. What type of schedule does Tommy keep?

6. What was Rosa's reaction when Tommy put a slot machine in the candy store?

7. How did Tommy get in trouble?

8. What happened to the slot machine Tommy put in the candy store, and how did that keep Tommy out of trouble?

9. Why did Tommy run to Texas for a while?

10. What was Tommy like when he was a kid and went by his birth name, Tony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tommy’s marriage to Rosa was arranged by their parents. How and why was Tommy’s marriage arranged with Rosa?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of The Prison?

Essay Topic 3

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before situations in a story. How do backstories provide insight into Tommy’s life? What is the importance of backstories in The Prison?

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