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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Nan not notify her parents?
(a) she thinks they will make her come home
(b) she knows they don't care
(c) her mother has a heart condition
(d) her mother is at work and her father will make a fuss

4. Who is the man who enters the hotel and keeps looking at Nan?
(a) Rooney
(b) Sean Walsh
(c) John Foley
(d) Simon Westward

5. What does Eve tell Kit about Nan?
(a) she is friendly with everyone
(b) she wears too much makeup
(c) she is a snob toward poor boys
(d) she is a better friend than Benny

6. Who does Jack Foley meet in the hospital?
(a) Benny and Nan
(b) Simon and Nan
(c) Eve and Aidan
(d) Sean and Benny

7. Why does Mother Francis tell Benny to call her father instead of Annabel?
(a) because the head of the house should know first
(b) because she knows he is at the store
(c) because Annabel has no one with her
(d) because women fuss too much

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

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

10. Who is the male character introduced in this chapter who lives in comparative luxury and loves rugby?
(a) Jack Folley
(b) Kerry Folley
(c) Simon Westward
(d) John Folley

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

12. Who was Bunty Brown that Mother Francis tells Kit about?
(a) one of her nuns
(b) a girl who died young
(c) a friend of Jack's
(d) herself as a young girl

13. Who does Mother Francis compel to take her to Dublin?
(a) Mrs. Hegarty
(b) Peggy Pine
(c) Mr. Hogan
(d) Sean Walsh

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

15. What is making Benny feel stupid?
(a) having to come home every night from university
(b) having to study to be a secretary
(c) having to avoid Sean Walsh
(d) having to wear jumpers

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Benny put off taking Nan to see Eve?

2. Benny and Eve are going to Dublin to study, but where is Eve going instead of the university?

3. Why is Nan's father angry with her?

4. What is Frank Hegarty proud of?

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

(see the answer keys)

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