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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 is the setting for Chapter 1?
(a) A restaurant
(b) A bar
(c) A K of C Hall
(d) A school hall

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

3. What relation is Dennis Lynch to the person whose funeral has just been held?
(a) Brother
(b) Cousin
(c) Husband
(d) Brother-in-law

4. What is Dennis' mother's new last name?
(a) Holtzman
(b) Hoffman
(c) Heinrich
(d) Heffernan

5. Where did Billy meet Maeve?
(a) Church
(b) Dance hall
(c) Shoe store
(d) Bar

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sheila work so she could continue going to school?

2. What do Dennis and Billy do every day after their work on the house?

3. Who is Mr. Holtzman's assistant in the shoe store?

4. What did Eva do with the money Billy had been sending her to come to America?

5. What was the man's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dennis' daughter meet Matt?

2. How has Dennis' mother, Sheila, finally feel happy in her life?

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

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

5. What was the fate of the Irish girl?

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

7. How does Sheila meet Daniel?

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

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

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

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