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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 does Maeve do when she realizes the voice she heard belongs to Dennis, not Billy?
(a) She vomits
(b) She faints
(c) She screams
(d) She swears

2. What year does Billy go to Ireland?
(a) 1983
(b) 1963
(c) 1973
(d) 1993

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

4. Where does Dennis go on a service call that afternoon?
(a) A black church
(b) A school
(c) A hospital
(d) A restaurant

5. What does the black minister think Dennis is?
(a) A professional
(b) A saint
(c) A bigot
(d) A slacker

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would help Maeve get her father to bed when he was drunk?

2. What is another important theme in this chapter?

3. What is the name of Dennis' wife?

4. What had Maeve drunk on an empty stomach?

5. Dan tells Dennis and his daughter that no one thought Billy would ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When does Dennis admit to losing his faith?

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

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

8. What does Eva tell Billy about her deception?

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

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

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