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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. What do Patsy and Annabel do for Jack's visit?
(a) decorate the house
(b) plan a meal
(c) iron Benny's best dress
(d) go out and leave them alone

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

3. Who does Jack ask to go with him to the dance?
(a) several girls
(b) Nan
(c) Eve
(d) Benny

4. Why does Eve resent the Westward family who are her relatives?
(a) becase they do not approve of Benny
(b) because they want to tell her what to do
(c) because of their lavish lifestyle in Westlands
(d) because they are Protestants

5. 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 saw her family's car outside
(c) she thinks she is too big and ugly
(d) she is embarrassed because of her cleavage

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Frank Hegarty proud of?

3. Where is Mother Francis taking Eve?

4. What is Benny hoping for from her parents?

5. How does Benny get Clodagh's dress past her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Eve's character established early on in the novel?

2. What does Benny do before what she thinks is a date with Jack?

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

4. Why does Benny tell Jack she is Cinderella?

5. What happens when Nan goes home after leaving the hospital?

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

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

8. How is Jack entertained in Knockglen?

9. Detail what portends a future problem in the novel.

10. How does Eve eventually find out about the extent of her injuries?

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