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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 before returning to their jobs?
(a) Fix up Mr. Holtzman's house
(b) Study for their real estate licenses
(c) Take a night course in electronics
(d) Take a Caribbean cruise

2. Which of the following is not mentioned about Billy Lynch at the funeral reception?
(a) His education
(b) What a good man he was
(c) His great nature
(d) How hard he worked

3. What have Dennis and Billy just done as Chapter 4 begins?
(a) Returned from a fishing trip
(b) Returned from war
(c) Graduated college
(d) Taken a cruise

4. What is the time period when Chapter 4 begins?
(a) July 1935
(b) July 1965
(c) July 1945
(d) July 1955

5. Where did Billy work in addition to his main job to make some extra money?
(a) Shoe Store
(b) Landscaping
(c) Gas station
(d) Shipyard

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the letter mentioned in Chapter 2?

2. What was the cause of death of the person whose funeral has just been held?

3. Where does Billy go to pass the time while waiting for Eva to come from Ireland?

4. What does Mr. Holtzman's assistant think about the young woman?

5. What does Dennis' daughter want to know at the end of Dennis' story about Eva?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Sheila meet Daniel?

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

6. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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