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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maeve remains in her father's home when _______________ begins to take over his life.
(a) Alcoholism
(b) Debt
(c) Arthritis
(d) Dementia

2. Where do the foursome head to on their date?
(a) The arcade
(b) The movies
(c) A cafe
(d) A bar

3. What is the employment of one of the girls?
(a) Waitress
(b) Singer
(c) Teacher
(d) Nanny

4. How does Dennis receive the news about what Eva has done with the money?
(a) He is devastated
(b) He is not surprised
(c) He is only slightly surprised
(d) He is confused

5. What does Dennis' daughter want to know at the end of Dennis' story about Eva?
(a) If she could tell Maeve now
(b) If Maeve ever found out the truth
(c) Why Dennis would keep this secret
(d) If Billy ever found out the truth

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eva do with the money Billy had been sending her to come to America?

2. When did Dennis get possession of the Long Island house?

3. Where does Billy go to pass the time while waiting for Eva to come from Ireland?

4. When did Billy learn the truth about Eva?

5. Where do Dennis and his daughter pick up Billy when he returns from Ireland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dennis want to protect Billy's dream of Eva from his mother, Sheila?

2. Explain the variances on the theme of love in Chapter 6.

3. How did Billy meet Maeve?

4. Describe how Billy's behavior is not far fetched, given the post-war climate they live in.

5. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

6. Why does Dennis decide to tell Billy that Eva had died?

7. What had Sheila's life been like after her parents died?

8. What arrangements has Dennis made to be at the Long Island house when Billy returns from Ireland in 1975?

9. When does Billy find out the real truth about Eva?

10. What do Billy's relatives recall about him at the bar?

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