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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. Who is Dennis telling the story about Eva to in Chapter 2?
(a) His daughter
(b) Maeve
(c) Danny
(d) Billy

2. Why does Billy promise to send money?
(a) To bring Eva and her family to America
(b) To buy war bonds
(c) To set up a restaurant
(d) To give to orphans

3. Who owns the Long Island house now?
(a) Dennis
(b) Danny
(c) Eva
(d) Maeve

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

5. Who do Billy and Dennis tell about Billy's learning the truth about Eva?
(a) Their children
(b) Their parish priest
(c) Their wives
(d) No one

Short Answer Questions

1. Maeve remains in her father's home when _______________ begins to take over his life.

2. Where had Billy worked after the war?

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

4. What topic is mentioned that elicits powerful responses?

5. Who comes into the shoe store on the day Billy picks out shoes for Eva and her sisters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What job do Dennis and Billy take on after they return from the war in 1945?

3. How does Dennis' desire to see Billy succeed impact Dennis negatively?

4. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

5. How does Sheila meet Daniel?

6. Why does Dennis decide to tell Billy that Eva had died?

7. What was the fate of the Irish girl?

8. What insight does this chapter provide about Billy's character?

9. How does the relationship between the Irish girls and Dennis and Billy evolve?

10. What do Billy's relatives recall about him at the bar?

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