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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 expression is on the girl's face when Tommy returns with the items she wants to buy?

2. How does Tommy describe the girl's mother?

3. What time of day does Tommy remember he caught a lobster?

4. How long was the lobster Tommy caught?

5. What color lobster does Tommy remember catching?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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