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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 is the name of the bar where Dismas works?
(a) St. Patrick's Shamrock.
(b) The Little Shamrock.
(c) The Tipsy Shamrock.
(d) The Green Shamrock.

2. Who is Carl Griffin's partner?
(a) Vinny Guarino.
(b) Vince Giometti.
(c) Vance Garlotti.
(d) Vince LaGuardia.

3. Rose thinks that Fr. Cavanaugh is secretly in love with whom?
(a) Esther Cain.
(b) Estelle Morgan.
(c) Erin Cochran.
(d) Annette Hall.

4. How had Sam hoped to get enough money to entice his young wife to stay with him?
(a) Business expansion.
(b) Sell some properties.
(c) A drug deal.
(d) New investments.

5. Who calls Diz at The Shamrock wanting to meet to talk?
(a) Fr. Cavanaugh.
(b) Frannie.
(c) Erin.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character in DEAD IRISH?

2. In which of the following ways does Fr. Cavanaugh NOT act priestly when he talks with Diz?

3. What position in the police department is Carl Griffin hoping to get?

4. Who is Dismas' boss at the bar?

5. What does Frannie do at Eddie's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Linda Polk and why does she speak to a man named Alphonse Page at Army Distributing, her father's company?

2. How does Dismas get involved in another murder investigation while with Abe?

3. What does Moses ask Dismas to do about Eddie's death and what does he offer him in return?

4. What is the dilemma facing the funeral director if Eddie's death is ruled a suicide?

5. What does Father Cavanaugh tell Dismas about Eddie's concerns about what was going on at Army Distributing?

6. Why is Father Cavanaugh's quasi-confession to Dismas so important?

7. Why does Frannie think that her pregnancy may have been a factor if Eddie did indeed commit suicide?

8. What is the nature of Father Cavanaugh's relationship with Eddie Cochran's mother, Erin?

9. What is the premise of DEAD IRISH?

10. What happens when Dismas goes to a bar he used to go to frequently years before?

(see the answer keys)

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