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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Eve's family not take her in after her parents died?
(a) because they are Protestants
(b) because they are greedy
(c) because Eve is Protestant
(d) because Eve was illegitimate

2. Why does Eve cultivate a friendship with Nan?
(a) she thinks Nan gives her nice gifts
(b) she thinks Nan is more honest than Benny
(c) she thinks Nan helps her fit in
(d) she thinks Nan helps her meet boys

3. Who does Annabel suggest Benny make friends with in Knockglen?
(a) Mother Francis
(b) Peggy Pine's niece Clodagh
(c) Peggy Pine
(d) Sean Walsh

4. What does Nan wrangle out of her father, Brian?
(a) her university tution
(b) a new pair of shoes
(c) a ride to Dublin
(d) a generous monthly allowance

5. What does Benny say is considered a sin in the town?
(a) thinking about boys
(b) wearing flashy clothes
(c) looking at magazines
(d) being showy

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

7. Why does Benny diet before her date with Jack Foley?
(a) she is too nervous to eat
(b) she wants to be able to eat heartily
(c) she wants to be small like Eve and pretty like Nan
(d) she wants to fit into one of Nan's dresses

8. Why does Eve resent the Westward family who are her relatives?
(a) because of their lavish lifestyle in Westlands
(b) because they are Protestants
(c) becase they do not approve of Benny
(d) because they want to tell her what to do

9. Trying on the dress Clodagh makes for her, what does Eve say when Benny says she looks like the prow of a ship?
(a) prows are made of wood
(b) she wishes she had a prow
(c) boys like prows
(d) Nan doesn't have a prow like that

10. How old is Benny at the beginning of the novel?
(a) twelve
(b) fifteen
(c) ten
(d) twenty

11. Why can't Benny accept Eve's invitation to stay overnight with her?
(a) Eve lives in a house with boys and a woman her parents don't know
(b) Benny has been grounded for staying out too late with Jack
(c) Eve must first go to Knockglen and ask her parents
(d) Benny's mother is ill and she must go home and help Patsy

12. What does Benny say about Sean to her father?
(a) he wouldn't take her to the doctor
(b) he shouldn't have been involved
(c) he is a dangerous driver
(d) he never showed up

13. Why have twp officers been sent to Dun Laoghaire?
(a) to notify Frank's family
(b) to learn the dead boy's identity
(c) to escort Benny home
(d) to chase the driver of the car

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mother Francis tell Benny to call her father instead of Annabel?

2. Who does Nan leave to come speak with Benny?

3. Why is Benny unusual in her community?

4. What does Nan think about Benny?

5. Who does Jack Foley meet in the hospital?

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