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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Billy Lynch not manage at the funeral reception?
(a) Bar waiters
(b) Flowers
(c) Bar bill
(d) Bar owner

2. Where did Sheila work so she could continue going to school?
(a) A bakery
(b) A pet shop
(c) A cafe
(d) A department store

3. When did Dennis get possession of the Long Island house?
(a) After his divorce
(b) After his mother died
(c) As a gift from his stepfather
(d) When his parents divorced

4. What does Billy promise Eva?
(a) To marry her
(b) To send her money
(c) To find her a job
(d) To buy her a new wardrobe

5. What does everyone believe will be Maeve's life and career choice?
(a) Nun
(b) Teacher
(c) Wife
(d) Secretary

6. What does Dennis' daughter do when they return to the house?
(a) Takes a nap
(b) Swims in the bay
(c) Serves iced tea
(d) Prepares dinner

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

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

9. Where do the foursome go to have some quiet time?
(a) Lover's Lane
(b) A country lane
(c) The park
(d) The beach

10. Where had Billy gone to take a pledge to stop drinking?
(a) Alcoholics Anonymous
(b) Church
(c) Ireland
(d) His father's grave

11. Which of the following is not mentioned about Billy Lynch at the funeral reception?
(a) How hard he worked
(b) His education
(c) His great nature
(d) What a good man he was

12. Where does Billy go to pass the time while waiting for Eva to come from Ireland?
(a) Bars
(b) Church
(c) Coney Island
(d) Atlantic City

13. What does Dennis' daughter want to know at the end of Dennis' story about Eva?
(a) If Billy ever found out the truth
(b) Why Dennis would keep this secret
(c) If Maeve ever found out the truth
(d) If she could tell Maeve now

14. Where is Dennis' stepfather's home located?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Long Island
(c) Manhattan
(d) Bronx

15. Dennis thinks that his mother is a ____________________.
(a) Saint
(b) Dream killer
(c) Peach
(d) Troublemaker

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eva reveal in the letter?

2. Where did Sheila work when she quit school?

3. Who comes into the shoe store on the day Billy picks out shoes for Eva and her sisters?

4. What did Eva die of according to Billy's sister, Kate?

5. Where was Sheila living when she met Daniel?

(see the answer keys)

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