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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 does Nan think about Benny?
(a) she is not like the rest of the group
(b) she is foolish for not standing up for herself
(c) she is too protective of Eve
(d) she is overweight and scares the boys away

2. 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

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

4. Why did Eve's family not take her in after her parents died?
(a) because they are Protestants
(b) because they are greedy
(c) because Eve was illegitimate
(d) because Eve is Protestant

5. What does Eve say she has to do to be able to enroll in the university?
(a) get Mother Francis' approval
(b) ask for some money from someone
(c) get out of the hospital
(d) apply for a scholarship

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Benny from having to go home with Sean Walsh escorting her?

2. What is Frank Hegarty proud of?

3. What is Eve doing when Benny asks her to put down a knife?

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

5. Why does Eve not visit Knockglen on the weekends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Benny is an only child.

2. Why does Clodagh tell Fonzie not to write her any more letters?

3. Explain the invention of Eve and Benny they use to sort out their problems.

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

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

6. Why is Nan not really interested in the boys from school?

7. How does Jack learn what happened in the accident?

8. What is the tragedy at the end of Chapter 3?

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

10. Describe the first pangs of Jealousy Benny feels with Nan and Eve.

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