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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Catherine and her mother talk about as they drink brandy?
(a) Talk about her father.
(b) Talk about Anna.
(c) Talk about the changes to the house.
(d) Talk about Catherine's life away from home.

2. Why doesn't Dave want to teach Catherine to drive?
(a) He wants to control her.
(b) He wants to avoid fights.
(c) He doesn't know how to drive.
(d) He doesn't have a car.

3. Why does Catherine wonder if she should pray?
(a) The pain is so intense.
(b) The nuns are not there to help her.
(c) Her father would think better of her.
(d) She doesn't believe in God.

4. What does Catherine now understand about her mother?
(a) How strong her mother was.
(b) How much pain she was in.
(c) How isolated she felt when she gave birth.
(d) Why she would tell her the stories she did.

5. Why did Miss Bingham ride her bicycle?
(a) To keep her joints loose.
(b) To get enough exercise.
(c) She had lost her license.
(d) Because she didn't have a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine's mother say about her after learning she had a child?

2. What is Catherine surprised to see when she gets to town?

3. How does Catherine believe her father will react to the news he will soon be a grandfather?

4. Why is the main character going to Ireland?

5. How old was Catherine when she started taking piano lessons?

(see the answer key)

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