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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, 1945-1954, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eileen do in Chapter 2 that is quite unlike Violet?
(a) She doesn't talk back when Sean insults her.
(b) She gets Elizabeth ready for breakfast in a brisk manner.
(c) She swears at her children.
(d) She hugs Elizabeth.

2. What does Sean Jr. want to do that causes his mother anxiety in Chapter 2?
(a) Get married.
(b) Emigrate to America.
(c) Go to university.
(d) Enlist in the army.

3. What does George fear about Elizabeth when she comes home in Chapter 6?
(a) That Elizabeth will make him feel guilty.
(b) That Elizabeth will disrespect him and her mother.
(c) That Elizabeth will have become a stranger.
(d) That Elizabeth school grades will suffer.

4. What does Joannie's boyfriend convince Joannie to do in Chapter 7?
(a) Go for a picnic.
(b) Go to Dublin.
(c) Go to a party.
(d) Go swimming.

5. What does Elizabeth regret not being able to do upon her return to England?
(a) Write to Aisling.
(b) See the stars at night.
(c) Practice Catholicism.
(d) Play outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who agrees to take in Elizabeth?

2. What does Joannie wonder about Violet and Harry's relationship in Chapter 7?

3. What does Maureen's friend want to do for a living in Chapter 3?

4. For how many years does Sean Sr. say the English have humiliated the Irish?

5. What does Elizabeth look forward to in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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