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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 Benny wish she could be like Eve and work in Dublin?
(a) so she could be closer to Jack
(b) so she would not get so tired on the bus
(c) so she could hear all the gossip
(d) so she could wear low cut dresses

2. What is Lilly's reaction to Nan?
(a) she thinks Nan will be a perfect daughter-in-law
(b) she likes Nan but senses she is lying
(c) she doesn't like her but finds nothing wrong with her
(d) she thinks Nan will be too expensive for Jack to keep

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

4. What does Kit learn about her late husband and son?
(a) they knew each other and had a relationship
(b) they both loved motorbikes
(c) they wrote letters but never met
(d) they had big arguments over Kit

5. Why does Mrs. Healy refuse to allow Fonsie and Clodagh to enter the hotel bar?
(a) because they are unescorted
(b) because they do not have the money
(c) because of the way they are dressed
(d) because they are too young

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Patsy say about how Benny's parents feel about a relationship between Benny and Sean?

2. What is the question about ownership of Hogan's Outfitters?

3. How do John and Lilly react to Jack's news that he and Nan must marry?

4. Where do Sean and Mrs. Healy go to get married?

5. Why does Heather say Simon is in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. Thinking about Jack and Nan, how close does Benny come to the real truth?

2. Why are Eve and Benny not happy with Nan's seeing Simon?

3. What is Jacks suggestion to Benny when they can go around together in Dublin?

4. What does Benny learn from Eve about where Jack and Nan went for their trysts.

5. What is the resolution for Benny at the end of the novel?

6. What is the exchange between Jack and Benny the morning after Jack took Nan to a dance?

7. What advice of Nan's does Benny use to dissuade her father from walking her to Eve's party and coming to collect her later?

8. On their date at the restaurant, what romantic thing takes place?

9. How does Jack show his naivety after being at the cottage three times with Nan?

10. What is the meeting like at the cafe when Kit and Joseph are there?

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