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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the cause of death of the man's oldest daughter?
(a) Car accident
(b) Lead poisoning
(c) Cancer
(d) Heart disease

5. What does Billy request of Eva when he sends her some money?
(a) A receipt
(b) A scented hanky
(c) Her and her sisters' shoe sizes
(d) A letter

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

7. What does Dennis' daughter agree to do with Matt?
(a) Cook dinner
(b) Go out on a date
(c) Drive into the city
(d) Take a class

8. What is the employment of one of the girls?
(a) Nanny
(b) Waitress
(c) Singer
(d) Teacher

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

10. Who comes into the shoe store on the day Billy picks out shoes for Eva and her sisters?
(a) Sheila
(b) A young woman and her drunken father
(c) Dennis
(d) Eva

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Billy learn the truth about Eva?

2. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

3. Dennis knows that his mother always felt _____________ as a child.

4. What does Mr. Holtzman's assistant think about the young woman?

5. What topic is mentioned that elicits powerful responses?

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