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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 does Maeve do in the early days of her courtship with Billy in order to get to see him?

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

3. Who had sent Maeve the item stuck in the mirror?

4. Who stays to help Maeve through the night after Billy's funeral?

5. Billy is shocked to find out that Eva _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Maeve hears Dennis' voice in the house?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the setting for Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Just prior to meeting Eva, Billy and Dennis return home from World War II. Explain the significance of this war on America in general and Billy and Dennis specifically. What impact did the war have on the choices that Billy and Dennis made? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting for the novel. Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the writer choose this setting?

Essay Topic 3

Although Billy's true love was always Eva, he married Maeve because he knew she was a good, loyal woman. Explain whether Billy did Maeve a service or disservice by marrying her. Why would Maeve choose to live with a man who was not deeply in love with her? Did she do a service or disservice to herself by marrying Billy? Explain.

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