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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack want Benny at his parents' sherry party?
(a) she will bring Nan
(b) she will meet some new boys
(c) she will brighten the mood
(d) she will tone down Rosemary

2. Who calls for permission to come visit Mother Francis?
(a) Simon Westward
(b) Kit Hegarty
(c) Annabel Hogan
(d) Peggy Pine

3. Who shows up unexpectedly at Kit Hegarty's house?
(a) Jack Foley
(b) Mother Clare
(c) Nan
(d) her husband

4. What does Benny do as she and Jack Foley walk through Knockglen?
(a) she tells him about all the people
(b) she pretends he is her fiance
(c) she holds his hand
(d) she tries to hide her face

5. What does Benny have trouble finding out about?
(a) how much money the shop makes
(b) why she is an only child
(c) what happened to Eve's parents
(d) where the family will vacation

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Healy refuse to allow Fonsie and Clodagh to enter the hotel bar?

2. Who is the man who enters the hotel and keeps looking at Nan?

3. How old is Benny at the beginning of the novel?

4. Why is Jack upset when he talks to Benny?

5. What is the argument about between Nan and her father Brian?

(see the answer key)

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