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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Annabel say about Eve that bothers Benny?
(a) that Eve has become a working girl with no time
(b) that Eve is spending a lot of time with Nan
(c) that Eve has abandoned her friends in Knockglen
(d) that Eve has matured more than Benny

6. Who is the crying woman Ann Hayes is trying to comfort?
(a) Peggy Pine
(b) Kit Hegarty
(c) Annabel Hogan
(d) Mossy Rooney

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

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

9. How does Nan see the boys from the university?
(a) they know a lot of rich older men
(b) they are all very mature and likely husbands
(c) they are not what she wants in a husband
(d) they are more than just good friends

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

11. Who saves Benny from having to go home with Sean Walsh escorting her?
(a) Mother Francis
(b) Jack
(c) Nan
(d) Aidan Lynch

12. Why is Eve ashamed?
(a) she jumped in fornt of the car deliberately
(b) she pushed the boy into the car
(c) she said harsh words to Mother Clare
(d) she did not plan to call Mother Francis

13. As a big dance approaches, what are Bill and Jack discussing?
(a) where they can get a car
(b) which girls to invite to the dance
(c) how to get out of going
(d) what to wear to the dance

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jack want Benny at his parents' sherry party?

2. What does Benny say is considered a sin in the town?

3. What is it about Eve that makes Benny jealous?

4. What do Patsy and Annabel do for Jack's visit?

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

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