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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Mother Francis hope Eve is treated in Dublin?
(a) like the princess she is
(b) like an outsider
(c) like she was in Knockglen
(d) like a scullary maid

4. What is Benny's dilemma at the hospital?
(a) whether to call home or wait until she arrives
(b) whether to leave Eve or stay the night with her
(c) whether to talk or keep quiet
(d) whether to call Mother Francis or Mother Clare

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

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

7. Who does Jack ask to go with him to the dance?
(a) Benny
(b) Eve
(c) several girls
(d) Nan

8. What does Benny overhear in the ladies' room?
(a) Sheila and Rosemary talking about Eve
(b) Rosemary cirticising Benny's dress
(c) Sheila and Rosemary talking about Nan
(d) Rosemary dismissing her as competition

9. Why does Kit feel sorry for Benny?
(a) she thinks Eve is about to forget her
(b) she thinks Benny is too protected
(c) she doesn't know how the girls make fun of her
(d) she is being overshadowned by Nan

10. 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 get married and leave the Hogans
(d) she might ruin her reputation

11. Who is waiting for Benny as she arrives home on the bus?
(a) Sean Walsh
(b) Simon Westward
(c) her family and Patsy
(d) Mother Francis

12. What does Benny see in the mirror after trying on the new clothes?
(a) a large girl who looks slimmer in the new clothes
(b) a large child ready to leave for school
(c) a large child with a red face wearing a jumper
(d) a large girl who looks like a clown

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

14. What is Benny's father's business?
(a) Reagan's Outfitters
(b) Logan's Haberdashery
(c) Morgan's Clothing
(d) Hogan's Outfitters

15. Why does Eve say Mrs. Healy doesn't like them now?
(a) because they never buy anything
(b) because they are grown up
(c) because they shoplift
(d) because they talk too much

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brian complain about Nan studying upstairs?

2. What does Benny say about Sean to her father?

3. Who does Benny's father send Patsy to bring to the house?

4. Why is Nan happy about the location for the dance?

5. Why did Eve's family not take her in after her parents died?

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