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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the party, why does Benny hide in the cloak room?
(a) she doesn't want to stand next to Nan
(b) she thinks she is too big and ugly
(c) she thinks she saw her family's car outside
(d) she is embarrassed because of her cleavage

2. What comment does Aengus make about Benny's dress?
(a) it's the best dress at the party
(b) it looks like the prow of a ship
(c) it's definitely her color
(d) she's popping out of it

3. What makes Benny think she still has a chance for a date to the dance?
(a) Jack only asked Rosemary an hour ago
(b) Rosemary is coming down with a cold
(c) she hears boys talking about not having dates
(d) Rosemary says Aidan has no date

4. What opinion do Eve and Benny have of Sean?
(a) they do not like him
(b) they think he is handsome
(c) they want to marry him
(d) they think he is funny

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

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

7. How does Benny get Clodagh's dress past her parents?
(a) she has Clodagh bring it to her at the bus
(b) she doesn't try it on for them
(c) it has a modesty vest
(d) she shows them a different dress

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

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

10. Trying to hide her resentment of having to come home each night from university, how does Annabell interpret Benny's responses?
(a) she thinks Benny is overly excited
(b) she thinks Benny is just nervous
(c) she thinks Benny wants to stay home
(d) she thinks Benny wants to get married

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

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

13. What does Eve suggest Benny tell Mrs. Healy about why they are in the hotel?
(a) that she is looking for a gift
(b) that she is waiting for her mother
(c) that she is taking a survey
(d) that she is looking for school things

14. Who does Eve get to help her with her chores at Mrs. Hegarty's boardinghouse?
(a) a boy who lives next door
(b) three male roomers
(c) Patsy's cousin
(d) some of her classmates

15. Why does Jack want Benny at his parents' sherry party?
(a) she will bring Nan
(b) she will brighten the mood
(c) she will tone down Rosemary
(d) she will meet some new boys

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eve point out to Benny on a nature walk?

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

3. What is the argument about between Nan and her father Brian?

4. Trying on the dress Clodagh makes for her, what does Eve say when Benny says she looks like the prow of a ship?

5. Why does Even not go to university with Benny?

(see the answer keys)

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