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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. Which of the following did NOT happen to Steven Cochran?

2. What is Rose's job?

3. Why does Sam Polk fail to show up for his meeting with Diz and Abe?

4. Diz and Abe think it is highly possible that _______________ killed both Eddie and Linda.

5. Why does Arturo Cruz not want his homosexuality to become public?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Linda Polk and Alphonse Page go to Sam's office to check the safe?

2. How does the Drug Enforcement Agency or DEA view the case of Eddie's death?

3. Why is Frannie having a hard time understanding Eddie's death and her possible role in it?

4. What feeling does Dismas get that Eddie's death has not been related to a drug deal or trouble at work?

5. What are the circumstances of Linda Polk's death?

6. Which murder does Alphonse Page admit to and which can he not be named as a suspect?

7. What is revealed about Arturo Cruz and his knowledge about Eddie Cochran in Chapter 17?

8. What does Big Ed share with Dismas about Father Cavanaugh and his place in the Cochran family?

9. What surprises Abe when he meets Father Cavanaugh?

10. What advice does Dismas get from his former father-in-law, Judge Fowler, about the case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book DEAD IRISH? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of greed. Identify at least two themes about greed in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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