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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eva do with the money Billy had been sending her to come to America?
(a) Gave it to charity
(b) Bought a gas station in their hometown
(c) Bought a house
(d) Took a cruise

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

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

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

5. What did Billy have in common with Maeve's father?
(a) They were both alcoholics
(b) They both had curly hair
(c) They had the same birth date
(d) They both had brown eyes

6. Dennis and Billy plan to return to their jobs at ______________.
(a) Con Ed
(b) Starbucks
(c) FedEx
(d) UPS

7. Who comes to the shoe store on the day that Billy learns that Eva has died?
(a) Sheila
(b) That same young woman without her father
(c) David
(d) Dennis

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

9. Who lives in the Long Island house now?
(a) A year round tenant
(b) Eva
(c) Billy
(d) Dennis

10. Where did Billy work in addition to his main job to make some extra money?
(a) Shipyard
(b) Shoe Store
(c) Gas station
(d) Landscaping

11. What does Eva reveal in the letter?
(a) She married a childhood sweetheart
(b) She has joined a convent
(c) She is dropping out of the family
(d) She has a terminal illness

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

13. Why does Dennis tell Billy he needs to go with him to the house on Long Island?
(a) To set up for a party
(b) To do some landscaping
(c) To meet a realtor
(d) To check for storm damage

14. What do Dennis and Billy do before returning to their jobs?
(a) Take a Caribbean cruise
(b) Study for their real estate licenses
(c) Take a night course in electronics
(d) Fix up Mr. Holtzman's house

15. How did Sheila get to work each day?
(a) Subway
(b) Trolley
(c) Walk
(d) Car

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dennis' mother's new last name?

2. What does Dennis' daughter agree to do with Matt?

3. Where did Sheila work when she quit school?

4. Why had Sheila been passed from relative to relative for several years?

5. What does Dennis tell Billy about Eva?

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