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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dan tells Dennis and his daughter that no one thought Billy would ________________________.
(a) Go to Ireland
(b) Marry after Eva died
(c) Die so young
(d) Become an alcoholic

2. Why is Dennis especially upset about Billy's grief over Eva?
(a) It is based on a lie he told
(b) He is Billy's step-brother
(c) He is in love with Eva
(d) He had told Billy to forget Eva

3. Where does Dennis go on a service call that afternoon?
(a) A black church
(b) A school
(c) A restaurant
(d) A hospital

4. Who sits all night with Maeve on the night that Billy dies?
(a) Her neighbor
(b) Kate
(c) Dennis' daughter
(d) Dennis

5. What is Billy's attitude when he approaches Dennis about the deception about Eva?
(a) He is sullen
(b) He is relieved
(c) He is furious
(d) He is resigned

6. What is an important theme in this chapter?
(a) Death
(b) Family
(c) Betrayal
(d) Lies

7. Dennis' daughter knows that Dennis wants to tell Dan _______________________.
(a) The truth about Eva
(b) About losing his job
(c) About his new car
(d) About being in love with Maeve

8. Eva tells Billy that Mary has been married ________ times.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d)

9. Maeve learns that Billy's body has been taken to _____________________.
(a) NYU Medical Center
(b) The police station
(c) The morgue
(d) The VA Hospital

10. Who does not encourage Dennis to cry?
(a) Billy
(b) His minister
(c) His father-in-law
(d) His kids

11. What does the minister give Dennis to ensure the work get completed sooner?
(a) A bottle of wine
(b) A cup of coffee
(c) A cigar
(d) Ten dollars

12. What had Maeve drunk on an empty stomach?
(a) Sherry
(b) Whiskey
(c) Wine
(d) Vodka

13. What does Dan Lynch insist of Dennis and his daughter?
(a) They come in for a nightcap
(b) They spend the night
(c) They drive him home
(d) They let him drive home

14. Who arrives at the house to calm Maeve?
(a) The parish priest
(b) The mayor
(c) The monsignor
(d) The funeral director

15. What does Dennis do with the item the minister gives him?
(a) Smashes it against a wall
(b) Drops it on the ground
(c) Throws it in the trash
(d) Puts it in his pocket

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays to help Maeve through the night after Billy's funeral?

2. How do Dennis' kids want Dennis to grieve?

3. On the night Billy is buried, Dennis' daughter asks him if he still _________________________.

4. Whose funeral do others in the house begin to talk about?

5. What had happened on the night Dennis was denied a promotion?

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