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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack have to tell Benny?
(a) that he has to marry Nan
(b) that his parents want them to break up
(c) that he no longer loves her
(d) that he has been lying to her about his feelings

2. Why is Heather so pleased with the praise she gets for her part in the Easter pageant?
(a) she knows her grandfather was there
(b) she says it is her best Easter ever
(c) she thinks it will spite Simon
(d) she likes being a star

3. What is the close call Jack and Nan have in Knockglen?
(a) Eve arrives only moments after they leave
(b) Heather comes to the cottage but doesn't go in
(c) Mother Francis knocks on the door, but leaves
(d) Jack is seen getting gas for the car

4. Why does Jack pull of the road on the way to take Benny to Knockglen?
(a) because he needs to kiss her
(b) so he can hold her and let her cry
(c) because he runs out of gas
(d) to mend a flat tire

5. Where does Nan tell her mother she is going while she is packing her bag?
(a) Eve's boardinghouse
(b) Benny's house in Knockglen
(c) at Sheila's house in the country
(d) to London with Rosemary

6. What does Mrs. Healy call the way Fonsie is dressed for Holy Communion?
(a) blasphemy
(b) ridiculous
(c) appropriate
(d) funny

7. Why does Benny go to work at the shop?
(a) she has an interest in it
(b) she thinks it will help her be close to Eddie
(c) she wants to learn about business
(d) she wants to be close to Sean

8. Who finds out when Mother Clare is leaving Knockglen?
(a) Mother Francis
(b) Kit
(c) Eve
(d) Heather

9. Why is Lilly concerned for Benny?
(a) because Jack is too serious about her
(b) because Benny may be taking Jack seriously
(c) because Benny has a serious weight problem
(d) because she will have to stay home more

10. What does Patsy say about how Benny's parents feel about a relationship between Benny and Sean?
(a) they are worried about it
(b) they think Benny meets Sean secretly
(c) they do not care if Benny does not like Sean
(d) they would like it to be forever

11. Who asks Mrs. Healy to marry him and she accepts?
(a) Paddy
(b) Simon
(c) Sean
(d) John

12. Where does Benny find envelopes of money Sean had been embezzling?
(a) in a sock under the counter
(b) the drawers of the sewing machine
(c) under a loose floorboard
(d) in a cardboard box

13. What is Benny's reaction when Jack tells her he took Nan to the dance?
(a) she says she is glad he took Nan
(b) she shrugs her shoulders
(c) she demands to know what happened
(d) she starts crying and runs away

14. What is ironic about Nan and Simon getting together?
(a) they both think the other one is rich
(b) Nan is much taller than Simon
(c) they have different religions like Eve's parents
(d) everyone tried to keep them apart

15. Who shows up unexpectedly at Kit Hegarty's house?
(a) Nan
(b) Mother Clare
(c) her husband
(d) Jack Foley

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Nan and Jack wake up together?

2. What does Clodagh suspect about Jack?

3. Where does Nan tell Jack she is going?

4. Where do Nan and Simon stay on their second night together?

5. What does Simon want from Eve?

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