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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 Heather so pleased with the praise she gets for her part in the Easter pageant?

2. Who finds out when Mother Clare is leaving Knockglen?

3. Why does Benny wish she could be like Eve and work in Dublin?

4. What does Kit receive after Joseph dies?

5. Why does Mrs. Healy refuse to allow Fonsie and Clodagh to enter the hotel bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eve say they have to tell everyone about Jack and Nan?

3. What happens when Fonzie and Clodagh try to enter the bar at Healy Hotel?

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

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

6. What advice does Dr. Johnson give Annabel when Eddie dies and why does he give it?

7. What do Benny and Annabel learn about the lawyer?

8. What do Heather and Benny do when Benny finds her at the cottage?

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

10. What does Nan do when she is sure she is pregnant?

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 Dysfunctional Families. (1) The Mahon family is the most dysfunctional because of Brian's alcoholism. Explain in detail why that is, speculating whether Nan would have been the same had her family life been better. (2) Even good families have times of dysfunction as in the case with Dr. Foley's family with his wife's insecurity. (3) The Westward family's dysfunction has literally destroyed the family unit. Your essay should discuss in detail the dysfunctions of each of these families and point out the results of those problems.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on Empathy. Mother Francis is the most empathetic character in the novel. Discuss in your essay the different ways she deals with Eve, Kit, and Heather. Conclude with an evaluation of empathizing with people's particular problems.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typed, double-spaced pages on Resentment and Anger. Use the character of Eve in three aspects--first, her resentment and anger at the Westward family; second, her growing suspicion of Nan; and third, her anger directed at Nan over what she did to Benny and the fact that she did it in her cottage.

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