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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) Study for their real estate licenses
(b) Take a Caribbean cruise
(c) Take a night course in electronics
(d) Fix up Mr. Holtzman's house

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

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

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

5. What does Mary jokingly tell Dennis to tell Billy about Eva?
(a) She is dead
(b) She left Ireland with no forwarding address
(c) She is a lesbian
(d) She has become a nun

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

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

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

9. Who is Mr. Holtzman's assistant in the shoe store?
(a) Chuck
(b) Buster
(c) Chip
(d) Smitty

10. Why had Sheila been passed from relative to relative for several years?
(a) Her parents abused her
(b) Her parents had died
(c) Her parents did not want her
(d) Her parents kicked her out

11. What is Sheila's new husband's profession?
(a) Utilities worker
(b) Shoe store owner
(c) Policeman
(d) Postal worker

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

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

14. When Dennis and Billy get up the nerve to talk to the two girls, where do they learn the girls are from?
(a) Vancouver
(b) Ireland
(c) South America
(d) England

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy's condition when Dennis' daughter returns to the house?

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

3. What is the name of Dennis' tenant's son?

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

5. Which of the following does Billy Lynch not manage at the funeral reception?

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