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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 time of day does Tommy remember he caught a lobster?

2. What day of the week does the girl always come in?

3. From where does Tommy have to get the things that a young girl wants to buy?

4. How old is the girl who comes into the store?

5. What was the name of the uncle who used to take Tony places?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the girl different from other kids who come into the store?

2. What type of day is Tommy having when a young girl comes into the store?

3. How does Tommy notice that the girl steals some candy bars?

4. What does a ten-year-old girl buy and why?

5. What does Tommy consider doing when he sees the girl stealing?

6. What does Tommy remember catching with his uncle Dom once?

7. What are Tommy's thoughts when he brings the paper to the girl?

8. What does Tommy remember doing with his Uncle Dom?

9. How does Tommy compare the ten-year-old girl who comes to the store with her mother?

10. Why did a cop tell Tommy and Uncle Dom to throw back a lobster they caught, and why did they keep the lobster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a story and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Malamud use imagery to reveal Tommy’s world and the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What is the setting in The Prison? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the story?

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