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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 do Dennis and Billy do every day after their work on the house?
(a) Swim in the bay
(b) Cruise in their cars
(c) Go out looking for girls
(d) Drink some beer

2. Who is visiting Dennis on the day Billy returns from Ireland?
(a) His neighbor
(b) His daughter
(c) His son
(d) His father-in-law

3. Which of the following does Billy Lynch not manage at the funeral reception?
(a) Bar waiters
(b) Flowers
(c) Bar bill
(d) Bar owner

4. Who comes to the shoe store on the day that Billy learns that Eva has died?
(a) Dennis
(b) David
(c) Sheila
(d) That same young woman without her father

5. How does Dennis' daughter recall Billy's demeanor when they have lunch?
(a) Sullen
(b) Boisterous
(c) Outgoing
(d) Funny

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the employment of one of the girls?

2. What is Billy's reaction to Dennis' deception about Eva?

3. Where did Sheila work when she quit school?

4. What is Billy's condition when Dennis' daughter returns to the house?

5. How does Billy treat the young woman's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dennis' daughter meet Matt?

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

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

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

5. What is revealed about Maeve's history and character in Chapter 6?

6. What had Sheila's life been like after her parents died?

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

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

9. How do Dennis and Billy meet the two sisters from Ireland?

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

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