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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Holtzman's assistant think about the young woman?
(a) She would be a good employee
(b) She is too shy to talk to anyone
(c) She is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen
(d) She has a crush on Billy

2. Where do the foursome go to have some quiet time?
(a) A country lane
(b) The park
(c) Lover's Lane
(d) The beach

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

4. Which of the following is not a reason that Dennis lies to Billy?
(a) It is wrong
(b) It will protect Billy
(c) It will require more lies
(d) It is the right thing to do

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Billy have in common with Maeve's father?

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

3. Who was the driver of the trolley?

4. In what year does Billy return from Ireland?

5. What event has just occurred at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Billy's promise to Eva come about?

2. When does Billy find out the real truth about Eva?

3. Explain the foreshadowing of Dennis' daughter meeting Matt in Chapter 3.

4. What is the Long Island house and how did Dennis come to own it?

5. Describe how Billy's behavior is not far fetched, given the post-war climate they live in.

6. Why does Dennis want to protect Billy's dream of Eva from his mother, Sheila?

7. What was Billy's habit of writing notes to people?

8. What is the irony of Billy's alcoholism?

9. Where does Dennis take Billy to tell him the truth about Eva?

10. Explain the irony of Billy's stopping to see Dennis when he returns from Ireland.

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