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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 the girl's mother do for a living?

2. What does Tommy keep in the back that he has to keep most kids from?

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

4. What does Tommy see the girl steal on a Monday morning?

5. How much does the girl give Tommy for the things she buys?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conflicts between characters are often caused by problems and are external conflicts. Conflicts can also be internal when a character has a conflict with himself or herself. Describe a couple of conflicts in the story and whether they are external or internal conflicts.

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

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

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