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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 corporal tell his baby son every day?

2. Dolores Ramirez can be best described as _____________________.

3. How can Jesus Maria best be characterized?

4. With whom is Petey Ravanno in love?

5. What happens when the children eat the pilfered food?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the story of the corporal both pathetic and noble?

2. Why does the Pirate donate money to the church and what is the effect of this gesture on the other paisanos?

3. Describe the Pirate's visit to Sunday mass.

4. Describe the sad life of Tall Bob Smoke.

5. How do Danny and Sweets eventually connect?

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

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

8. Who is Gracie Montez?

9. What is the story of the boy and the baby, Manuel?

10. What are the sleeping arrangements at Danny's house with all the paisanos at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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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