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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 had Dennis accepted the bribe money all those years ago?
(a) To help with Billy's fund to bring Eva to America
(b) To buy a motorcycle
(c) To put a down payment on a house
(d) To take a cruise

2. Who would help Maeve get her father to bed when he was drunk?
(a) Dennis
(b) Billy
(c) Seamus
(d) Dan

3. When does Dennis lose his faith?
(a) When his daughter dies
(b) When Eva dies
(c) When his wife dies
(d) When Billy dies

4. Dan feels that Billy's life would have been different if ______________________.
(a) Eva hadn't died
(b) He hadn't met Maeve
(c) He hadn't worked in a brewery
(d) His father had not been an alcoholic

5. What does Dennis do when he comes into Maeve's house?
(a) Hugs Maeve
(b) Takes the dog for a walk
(c) Turns on the stereo
(d) Puts beer in the refrigerator

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose funeral do others in the house begin to talk about?

2. What episode is Dennis reminded of when the minister tries to bribe him?

3. Who does not encourage Dennis to cry?

4. Maeve's father was Billy's first ______________________.

5. Dennis tells his daughter that he ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the role of Maeve's father in her relationship with Billy.

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

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

4. What does Eva tell Billy about her deception?

5. What shocking information does Billy get in the flashback in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

9. What does Maeve recall doing to insure that she would see Billy more than once?

10. How do Dennis' kids manage their father's grief after their mother dies?

(see the answer keys)

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