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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Benny hoping for from her parents?
(a) a ring and a locket
(b) a set of Nancy Drew books
(c) a pony and cart
(d) a velvet dress and pretty shoes

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

3. Why is Annabel sure that Benny will bring home new friends from Dublin?
(a) because she cannot stay with people they don't know
(b) because she is ordered to do so
(c) because it is a habit of Benny's that won't change
(d) because Benny will need someone to take Eve's place

4. Why is Eve's estranged grandfather in a wheelchair?
(a) because of a fall from a horse
(b) because of polio
(c) because of an auto accident
(d) because of a stroke

5. What is the argument about between Nan and her father Brian?
(a) her use of too much makeup
(b) her going out with so many boys
(c) her spending too much money
(d) her studying upstairs in her room

6. Benny and Eve are going to Dublin to study, but where is Eve going instead of the university?
(a) a convent to work for the Mother Superior
(b) a convent to study to be a secretary
(c) a convent to teach small children
(d) a convent to become a nun

7. Instead of the blue velvet dress, what does Benny receive?
(a) a secondhand dress too big for her
(b) a practical jumper with shoes and shoulder bag
(c) a made over dress that belonged to her mother
(d) an outfit that looks like a school uniform

8. How badly is Eve hurt?
(a) she is not hurt badly at all
(b) she has a damaged foot that is bandaged
(c) she has a concussion and broken ribs
(d) she is critical and may not live

9. Why is Nan's father angry with her?
(a) the message she left frightened the family
(b) she never called them at all
(c) she had some stranger call them
(d) she wasn't supposed to be in Dublin

10. What advice does Nan give Benny when she learns Jack is coming to visit her?
(a) where to take him
(b) what to wear
(c) what to say
(d) how to be coy

11. Who does Nan leave to come speak with Benny?
(a) Annabel
(b) Brian
(c) some boys
(d) a teacher

12. What comment does Eve make about parents who get involved in their children's lives?
(a) it can be good or bad
(b) it is always a good thing
(c) it is something she never had
(d) it is always bed

13. What does Eve ask of Mother Francis that no one will tell her?
(a) where she is
(b) how long she will have to stay in hospital
(c) how she got there
(d) what her condition is

14. What is it about Eve that makes Benny jealous?
(a) her gracefulness
(b) her many friends
(c) her social status
(d) her money

15. What does Lilly think about Aidan's parents?
(a) they don't fit in with her society
(b) they are impressive
(c) they have bad voices
(d) they look ratty

Short Answer Questions

1. As Benny and Eve leave the hotel, who is watching them from Hogan's, across the street?

2. What does Eve tell Kit about Nan?

3. What does Annabel say about Eve that bothers Benny?

4. What is Brian's main problem?

5. What is in a letter for Benny that she does not want Nan and Eve to know about?

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