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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Benny nervous at the dance?
(a) she fears her parents are coming
(b) she hasn't been asked to dance
(c) the boys are all looking at her prow
(d) she feels big and ugly

2. Why is Benny unusual in her community?
(a) she is adopted
(b) she is an only child
(c) she is older than she looks
(d) she is taller than the boys

3. What does Eve point out to Benny on a nature walk?
(a) a shack where she goes to be alone
(b) a castle she plans to own when she inherits a fortune
(c) a field where she used to pick flowers
(d) a cottage where she plans to live as an adult

4. What funny thing does the Protestant Heather want to know about nuns?
(a) if they bathe with their clothes on
(b) if they ever wear bright colors
(c) if they eat Protestant children
(d) if they sleep in coffins

5. Why does Benny not attend the funeral for Jack?
(a) she says she didn't know Jack
(b) she has to go home on the bus
(c) she wants to visit Eve
(d) she doesn't want to see Mrs. Hegarty

6. Who prays to find the money to send Eve to university?
(a) Benny
(b) Mrs. Healy
(c) Mother Francis
(d) Annabel

7. Who is the male character introduced in this chapter who lives in comparative luxury and loves rugby?
(a) Simon Westward
(b) Kerry Folley
(c) Jack Folley
(d) John Folley

8. What reason does Jack give his mother for inviting so many girls to their sherry party?
(a) he couldn't decide which one to ask, so he asked all of them
(b) he wanted to make the other boys jealous
(c) he wants plenty of girls there for his male friends
(d) he wants to see how they interact with each other

9. Why does Eve say Benny should have a bag in one hand and a drink in the other?
(a) so she can't hide her bosom
(b) to give her something to do with her hands
(c) so she will look sophisticated
(d) so she will feel more confident

10. What does Nan tell her father she was afraid of his doing if he came to the hospital?
(a) chastising her
(b) ordering the doctors around
(c) falling down drunk
(d) making a scene

11. What does Emily hope for her daughter?
(a) that she will become an actress
(b) that she will marry a rich man
(c) that she will stay home and help her
(d) that she will become a doctor

12. What does Nan bring to Eve in the hospital?
(a) a novel to read
(b) a bunch of violets
(c) a few recent magazines
(d) a university catalog

13. What does Benny do when she goes on a walk with Eve?
(a) tells her about her date
(b) talks about leaving home
(c) talks about classes
(d) eats an apple

14. Why does Eve laugh when Benny tells her she is dieting?
(a) she is glad Benny is not mad at her
(b) she thinks dieting is ridiculous
(c) she knows Benny cannot keep it up
(d) she wants to humiliate Benny

15. Why is Annabel worried about Patsy going out with Rooney?
(a) she might start staying out too late
(b) she might find a higher paying job
(c) she might ruin her reputation
(d) she might get married and leave the Hogans

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Eve and Benny secretly doing at Healy's prior to leaving for Dublin?

2. Instead of the blue velvet dress, what does Benny receive?

3. What does Eve say any boy who loves her will have to endure?

4. What exposes Benny's lack of sophistication when asked to join a Dutch party?

5. Where is Mother Francis taking Eve?

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