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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Eve not visit Knockglen on the weekends?
(a) she does not want to see Mother Francis
(b) she hopes to be asked out on dates on the weekends
(c) she helps Kit with the boys on weekends
(d) she has to study to make up what she missed

2. What does Eve tell Benny that she does not believe?
(a) that Simon wants to marry her
(b) that Sean wants to marry Benny
(c) that Sean wants to marry Eve
(d) that her father wants her to marry

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

4. Why does Mother Francis tell Kit about Eve's history?
(a) to show her bad things happen to good people
(b) to make her feel ashamed
(c) to have something to talk about
(d) to get her mind off Jack

5. What does Eve tell Benny about Kit?
(a) she is very strict with her
(b) she cries at night thinking about her son
(c) she talks about her son all the time
(d) she expects her son to come in the door

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Hegarty say about Eve's impact on the house?

2. Why does Eve say Mrs. Healy doesn't like them now?

3. What does Eve suggest Benny tell Mrs. Healy about why they are in the hotel?

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

5. How old is Benny at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that makes Benny feel like a little traitor?

2. What are two surprises Eve gets when she visits Westlands?

3. What is Nan's activity at the dance?

4. What is significant about Jack's breaking off with Shirley?

5. Explain why Brian wants Nan to study downstairs with her brothers.

6. What bothers Benny at the party and dance when she wears the dress Clodagh made for her?

7. How does Benny learn the name of the driver of the car involved in the accident?

8. Describe the hope and the reality about Benny's new dress for the party.

9. Why are Benny and Eve in the Healy Hotel and what are they doing?

10. What is Eve wearing at the dance that gets her many compliments?

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