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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Annabel worried about Patsy going out with Rooney?

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

3. Why does Eve laugh when Benny tells her she is dieting?

4. Why does Eve resent the Westward family who are her relatives?

5. What funny thing does the Protestant Heather want to know about nuns?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Benny show her innocence when Jack invites her to a Dutch party?

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

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

5. How do Benny and Annabel discuss Eve?

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

7. Describe the problem arising over Eve's future education.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on Rising to the Occasion. Use the character of Annabel in three phases--first, as a dutiful housewife and subservient to her husband Eddie; second, as a devastated widow ill prepared to manage life without a husband; and third, as a businesswoman, changed and confident as she learns to manage the business.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on Benny as an Unlikely Heroine. (1) Define her strengths and weaknesses. (2) Explain why you think

Maeve Binchy chose a girl like Benny to be the central character of the novel. (3) How do you see Benny as the epitome of a good friend? (4) Discuss Benny as

an overprotected young lady who acquiesces to her parents' rules.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on Simon Westward's Money Problems. Discuss the two sides of Simon--his willingness to help Eve with her tuition money and Heather's obvious affection for him as contrasted with his dalliance with Nan while still pursuing the English widow in order to get the money to save his family's estate. Conclude with an observation about how financial problems often affect the personality of the people who have them.

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