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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. Why does Danny plan to buy wine somewhere other than Torrelli's now?

3. How much do the paisanos get from Torrelli for the item in #89?

4. Who reports that Torrelli wants to kill Pilon?

5. Where does Dolores try to attract men?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can Jesus Maria be best characterized?

2. What is unusual about the diet of Teresina's children and the manner in which they eat?

3. What happens when the paisanos sell the vacuum cleaner to Torrelli?

4. How do the paisanos help Teresina when the bean crop fails and she cannot feed her eight children?

5. What is the Pirate's daily ritual with his quarter and the canvas bag?

6. How does Big Joe fall in love with Tia Ignacia?

7. Who is Dolores Engracia (Sweets) Ramirez and what is her interest in Danny?

8. What does Pirate do with his dogs after he is moved by the stories of St. Francis in church?

9. What do the paisanos do to Joe after he steals the Pirate's bag of quarters?

10. What gift does Danny buy for Sweets and how does he begin to feel about her?

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 Pirate. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the Pirate's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How does Steinbeck use the literary technique of local color in Tortilla Flat? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in Tortilla Flat establishments. In the characters. In the events.

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