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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 do the paisanos steal from Sweets?
2. From what do the Cortez children eat their food?
3. Why does Torrelli want to kill Pilon?
4. Why does the Pirate take his dogs to the woods?
5. What does the corporal tell his baby son every day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the story about the vacuum cleaner show about Danny's personality? How does it impact Sweets' social standing create justified anger in Torrelli?
2. How is the story of the corporal both pathetic and noble?
3. Who does Jesus Maria encounter in the company of a policeman and what does Jesus Maria do in the situation?
4. What does Pirate do with his dogs after he is moved by the stories of St. Francis in church?
5. Who is Tia Ignacia and with which one of the paisanos does she have a romantic interlude?
6. Who is Dolores Engracia (Sweets) Ramirez and what is her interest in Danny?
7. How does Big Joe fall in love with Tia Ignacia?
8. How does Big Joe's inability to stay awake get him into trouble with Tia and the law?
9. Who is Gracie Montez?
10. Who is Petey Ravanno and what is his relationship with Gracie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Danny. Begin with his physical characteristics and extend into his personality and behavioral traits. What is Danny's role in Tortilla Flat? What is it about Danny that everybody wants to do something nice for him?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the character of Torrelli. How does Lee conduct his business and his life? Why is he such an important figure in Tortilla Flat? What does he represent to the other characters in the story?
Essay Topic 3
The paisanos are a band of homeless men who live together in Danny's house. Why do Danny and the boys become like a family after awhile? How do they exhibit behaviors inherent in families? What lessons is Steinbeck trying to teach about the various ways that families can be created, outside of the obvious biological combinations?
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