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

2. Maeve learns that Billy's body has been taken to _____________________.
(a) The VA Hospital
(b) The morgue
(c) The police station
(d) NYU Medical Center

3. Which one of the following is not gathered after Billy's funeral?
(a) Dennis' daughter
(b) Father Shannon
(c) Dan Lynch
(d) Dennis

4. Eva tells Billy that Mary has been married ________ times.
(a) 2
(b)
(c) 1
(d) 3

5. Dennis tells his daughter that he ______________________.
(a) Believes everything now
(b) Is too tired to think about religion
(c) Wants to convert to Catholicism
(d) Hates God

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis talk to Dan Lynch about on the drive home?

2. When does Dennis lose his faith?

3. What does Maeve do when she hears Dennis' voice?

4. What does Billy do when he arrives in Ireland?

5. What is Billy's attitude when he approaches Dennis about the deception about Eva?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the theme of love extend in Chapter 8?

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

4. What does Maeve share about the night that Billy died?

5. What does the episode with the black minister remind Dennis of?

6. When does Dennis admit to losing his faith?

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

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

9. What happens when Dennis makes a service call to a black church?

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

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