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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maeve get upset when she hears Dennis speaking to the dog?
(a) He is using foul language
(b) He is too harsh with the dog
(c) She thinks it is Billy
(d) He is talking too loud

2. The first time Billy had gone to dinner at Maeve's, she spills ______________ on the floor.
(a) Gravy
(b) Corn
(c) Wine
(d) Spinach

3. What self-centered behavior do Dennis' children exhibit after their mother dies?
(a) They leave as soon as she is buried
(b) They don't travel to attend the funeral
(c) They do not call their father
(d) They leave to go about their own lives

4. What do most people tell Dennis to do after his wife dies?
(a) Pound the wall
(b) Scream
(c) Cry
(d) Throw things

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

6. Which one of the following is not gathered after Billy's funeral?
(a) Dennis
(b) Dennis' daughter
(c) Father Shannon
(d) Dan Lynch

7. Maeve tells the group about the day Billy ____________.
(a) Died
(b) Graduated
(c) Sent her that post card
(d) Asked her to marry him

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

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

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

11. What does Maeve do when she hears Dennis' voice?
(a) Rushes downstairs
(b) Puts a pillow over her head
(c) Tells him to be quiet
(d) Asks him to speak up

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

13. What does Dennis do after everyone is notified of Billy's death?
(a) Goes to the beach
(b) Goes back to work
(c) Goes to sleep
(d) Goes to a bar

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Dennis accepted the bribe money all those years ago?

2. Which of the following is not true about Eva's life?

3. Who had sent Maeve the item stuck in the mirror?

4. What year does Billy go to Ireland?

5. On the day that Billy died, what happened that had happened many times before?

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