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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. Why does Elizabeth enter the men's room in Chapter 2?
(a) She blindly follows Sean in.
(b) There is a long line at the ladies' room.
(c) She can't find the ladies' room.
(d) She is unable to read the Irish labels.

2. What must the O'Connor children do on Saturday nights to appease their mother in Chapter 4?
(a) Clean themselves to look presentable for church.
(b) Tidy up the kitchen.
(c) Keep quiet for the evening.
(d) Finish up their homework.

3. What career does Maureen O'Connor want to pursue in Chapter 3?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Dress-making.
(d) Teaching.

4. What store does Stone do purchasing for in Chapter 8?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A clothing boutique.
(c) An antique store.
(d) A musical instrument store.

5. Who is Violet White?
(a) Elizabeth's mother.
(b) Elizabeth's eldest sister.
(c) Elizabeth's aunt.
(d) Elizabeth's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What religious matter does Elizabeth wonder in her letter to her mother in Chapter 3?

3. Who is the only person to notice that Elizabeth has lost her virginity?

4. How does Elizabeth feel to be home in Chapter 6?

5. How old does Aisling turn in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what do Elizabeth's and Eileen's first letters to the Whites refer to?

2. What does Sean Jr. have a desire to do and why?

3. When does Elizabeth realize that Stone will never meet her half way in their relationship?

4. What does Elizabeth write to Aisling about in Chapter 9?

5. What does Sean Sr. want before he would allow Sean Jr. to fight with the English?

6. What event does Elizabeth look forward to in Chapter 4? What does she worry might ruin this event?

7. How does Joannie end up being sent to a convent school in Chapter 7?

8. After leaving St. Mark convent school years ago, what have Violet and Eileen done with their lives?

9. What overwhelms Elizabeth when she arrives at the O'Connor household?

10. What does Aisling report in a letter to Elizabeth in Chapter 6?

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