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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dennis warn Billy about talking about to his mother and stepfather?
(a) Mary
(b) Eva
(c) Nazis
(d) Religion

2. What event has just occurred at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Wedding
(b) Funeral
(c) Baptism
(d) Graduation

3. What is Billy's reaction to Dennis' deception about Eva?
(a) Disappointed
(b) Explosive
(c) Not very angry
(d) Really hurt

4. What was the nature of Eva's death according to Dennis?
(a) Boating accident
(b) Cancer
(c) Heart disease
(d) Pneumonia

5. How does Billy coerce one of the little girls to go to bed?
(a) Songs
(b) Candy
(c) His smile and poetry
(d) Shadow puppets

6. What is Sheila's priority in her life now?
(a) Her job
(b) Her new husband
(c) Her church work
(d) Her children

7. When did Billy learn the truth about Eva?
(a) Shortly before he died
(b) When a classmate saw Eva in Ireland
(c) When he went to Ireland
(d) When Eva sent him a telegram

8. What topic is mentioned that elicits powerful responses?
(a) Billy's illegitimate child
(b) Billy's bankruptcy
(c) Billy's bar tab
(d) The Irish girl

9. What was Dennis' father's name?
(a) David
(b) Daniel
(c) Mike
(d) Duane

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

11. What relation is Dennis Lynch to the person whose funeral has just been held?
(a) Cousin
(b) Husband
(c) Brother
(d) Brother-in-law

12. Who was Eva's sister?
(a) Marlene
(b) Mary
(c) Mattie
(d) Magdalene

13. Whose funeral has just been held at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Maeve Lynch
(b) Dennis Lynch
(c) Dan Lynch
(d) Billy Lynch

14. Where did Sheila work when she quit school?
(a) A gas company
(b) An insurance agency
(c) A bowling alley
(d) The post office

15. What do Dennis and Billy do every day after their work on the house?
(a) Swim in the bay
(b) Drink some beer
(c) Go out looking for girls
(d) Cruise in their cars

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the girls that Billy and Dennis had met while swimming in the bay many years ago?

2. Who was the recipient of the letter mentioned in Chapter 2?

3. Who do Billy and Dennis tell about Billy's learning the truth about Eva?

4. What did Eva's sister show to Dennis one night?

5. Where had Billy met Eva?

(see the answer keys)

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