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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What had happened on the night Dennis was denied a promotion?
2. Who arrives at the house to calm Maeve?
3. Who would help Maeve get her father to bed when he was drunk?
4. Maeve learns that Billy's body has been taken to _____________________.
5. Maeve's father was Billy's first ______________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eva tell Billy about her deception?
2. What is the setting for Chapter 7?
3. What shocking information does Billy get in the flashback in Chapter 12?
4. How did a friendship between Maeve and Dennis begin to form?
5. How does Dennis' faith in Billy's dream extend past practicality?
6. How does this chapter exemplify the differences between how families have changed between Dennis' generation and that of his children?
7. How would Billy's life had been different had he married Eva, at least according to Dan Lynch?
8. What does Maeve share about the night that Billy died?
9. How do Dennis' kids manage their father's grief after their mother dies?
10. Explain the symbolism of the postcard Billy sent Maeve many years ago.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of love. Identify at least two themes about love in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of religion in the characters' lives. What is the primary religion of the main characters? How do the characters practice their faith? Does it shake them when their faith waxes and wanes in their lives? Cite examples.
Essay Topic 3
In keeping with the title of CHARMING BILLY, what exactly did Billy do to earn that title? Cite three examples that support Billy's charm. Why did the author name the book CHARMING BILLY instead of something more haunting and perhaps more fitting for Billy's life?
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