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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. Who does the doctor tells Annabel not to tell about Eddie Hogan's death?
2. What does Nan say about Eve after she is coy about the outing?
3. What does Jack have to tell Benny?
4. What are Benny and Heather doing when Heather asks about the boy Benny had been dieting for?
5. What does Mrs. Healy call the way Fonsie is dressed for Holy Communion?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jack show his naivety after being at the cottage three times with Nan?
2. Thinking about Jack and Nan, how close does Benny come to the real truth?
3. What does Emily find in Nan's room that indicates her ambition to join high society?
4. What advice does Dr. Johnson give Annabel when Eddie dies and why does he give it?
5. Why does Eve say they have to tell everyone about Jack and Nan?
6. What foils Nan's plans to tell Jack she is pregnant at Eve's cottage?
7. What is Jacks suggestion to Benny when they can go around together in Dublin?
8. Why are Eve and Benny not happy with Nan's seeing Simon?
9. What do Heather and Benny do when Benny finds her at the cottage?
10. What happens when Fonzie and Clodagh try to enter the bar at Healy Hotel?
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 Irony in Circle of Friends. (1) Begin with a discussion about what makes a situation ironic. (2) Use Nan as an illustration of the one who always knows what to do or say to put people at ease being the character who does the most damage to the friends. (3) Mention the irony of Dr. Foley, who works to save lives, being the one who takes Frank's life. (4) Explain the irony of both Nan and Simon thinking the other one is rich. (5) Note the irony of Mrs. Healy marrying Sean.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on Paying the Piper. The essay should center on Jack. Three main points are his looks and athletic ability that have many girls around him all the time; his failure to seduce Benny and substituting the opportunistic Nan; followed by his loss of Benny. Conclude with the generality that people pay for their mistakes.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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