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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eva send Billy when he requests shoe sizes?
(a) A refusal of the offer of shoes
(b) Requests for shoe styles
(c) Tracings of her and her sisters' feet
(d) A detailed letter

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

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

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

5. Who was the driver of the trolley?
(a) David
(b) Daniel
(c) Mike
(d) Duane

6. What did Eva's sister show to Dennis one night?
(a) A new car
(b) A murder scene
(c) A haunted house
(d) A letter

7. What is Dennis' mother's new last name?
(a) Heinrich
(b) Holtzman
(c) Hoffman
(d) Heffernan

8. Where do the foursome head to on their date?
(a) A cafe
(b) The arcade
(c) A bar
(d) The movies

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

10. What is the setting for Chapter 1?
(a) A restaurant
(b) A K of C Hall
(c) A bar
(d) A school hall

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

12. Where do Dennis and his daughter pick up Billy when he returns from Ireland?
(a) Airport
(b) Bus station
(c) Train station
(d) Amtrak station

13. What is the name of the young woman who comes to the shoe store?
(a) Mavis
(b) Mabel
(c) Marlene
(d) Maeve

14. What was the man's profession?
(a) Insurance salesman
(b) Accountant
(c) Police officer
(d) Electrician

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause of death of the person whose funeral has just been held?

2. How does Dennis receive the news about what Eva has done with the money?

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

4. What does Billy request of Eva when he sends her some money?

5. Who is the spouse of the person whose funeral has just been held?

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