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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not true about Eva's life?
(a) She has a good life
(b) She has children
(c) She has grandchildren
(d) She married Billy

2. What does Maeve do in the early days of her courtship with Billy in order to get to see him?
(a) Joins his church
(b) Drives up and down his street
(c) Throws her father's shoes down the incinerator and has to go to the shoe store
(d) Sits in the coffee shop across the street

3. What does Maeve do when she realizes the voice she heard belongs to Dennis, not Billy?
(a) She faints
(b) She screams
(c) She vomits
(d) She swears

4. On the night Billy is buried, Dennis' daughter asks him if he still _________________________.
(a) Wants to leave New York
(b) Wants to live alone
(c) Struggles with his faith
(d) Loves his wife

5. Who would help Maeve get her father to bed when he was drunk?
(a) Billy
(b) Seamus
(c) Dan
(d) Dennis

6. What had happened on the night Dennis was denied a promotion?
(a) Billy called to talk about Eva
(b) Dennis' wife got sick
(c) Dennis' daughter was born
(d) Eva died

7. What have the neighbors brought to Maeve's house?
(a) Chocolate
(b) Casseroles
(c) Whiskey
(d) Flowers

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

9. With whom does Dennis' daughter fall in love?
(a) Mason
(b) Matt
(c) Mike
(d) Mack

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

11. What does the black minister think Dennis is?
(a) A saint
(b) A bigot
(c) A slacker
(d) A professional

12. What does Maeve's father tell Maeve about Billy's asking her to go out after dinner?
(a) He is only doing it out of obligation
(b) He is only looking for sex
(c) He will never contact her again
(d) He is desperate

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

14. The author points out the differences in _________________.
(a) Generations
(b) The sexes
(c) Jobs
(d) Religions

15. Who identifies Billy's body on the day he dies?
(a) Maeve
(b) Dennis
(c) Sheila
(d) Dan

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Eva have?

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

3. Maeve learns that Billy's body has been taken to _____________________.

4. What do Dennis' kids do after his wife dies?

5. Dennis' daughter is not sure Dennis __________________________.

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