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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. Why does Maeve get upset when she hears Dennis speaking to the dog?
(a) He is too harsh with the dog
(b) She thinks it is Billy
(c) He is using foul language
(d) He is talking too loud

2. Maeve's father was Billy's first ______________________.
(a) Customer
(b) Boss
(c) Drinking buddy
(d) Convert

3. What have the neighbors brought to Maeve's house?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Casseroles
(c) Chocolate
(d) Flowers

4. The first time Billy had gone to dinner at Maeve's, she spills ______________ on the floor.
(a) Spinach
(b) Gravy
(c) Wine
(d) Corn

5. What does Billy do when he arrives in Ireland?
(a) Goes to church
(b) Goes to his hotel
(c) Rents a car
(d) Walks on the beach

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Dennis' kids want Dennis to grieve?

2. Who does Maeve ask to identify Billy?

3. What does Billy write on a post card for Maeve?

4. What had Maeve drunk on an empty stomach?

5. On the day that Billy died, what happened that had happened many times before?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dennis' faith in Billy's dream extend past practicality?

2. What does Dennis do on the day that Billy dies?

3. Explain the symbolism of the postcard Billy sent Maeve many years ago.

4. How did a friendship between Maeve and Dennis begin to form?

5. How does Dennis respond when his daughter asks him about his faith now?

6. How would Billy's life had been different had he married Eva, at least according to Dan Lynch?

7. What does Dennis' daughter find in Maeve's bedroom?

8. What does Dan share about Billy and Maeve's relationship the night of the funeral?

9. What is Dennis' daughter's relationship with Matt, the tenant's son?

10. Who is the person who ultimately brings some calm to the mourners at Maeve's house?

(see the answer keys)

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