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

2. What is Dismas' nickname?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Dismal.
(c) Diz.
(d) Dumbass.

3. Who arrives at Sam's house just as he is about to join his wife in the hot tub?
(a) Eddie and Alphonse.
(b) Linda and Eddie.
(c) Diz and Alphonse.
(d) Linda and Alphonse.

4. How does Dismas know Abe?
(a) They are brothers-in-law.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) They were partners when Dismas had been a cop.
(d) They were college roommates.

5. What is the bar that Dismas used to frequent years ago?
(a) Scotty's.
(b) Sam's Place.
(c) Schafer's.
(d) Schroeder's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dismas visit Frannie Cochran?

2. How does Dismas know Eddie Cochran?

3. What is Jane's father's name?

4. What can Fr. Cavanaugh not allow if Eddie had committed suicide?

5. When Steven plans to run away he takes with him Diz' business card and ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the people who cared for Eddie Cochran seem to be managing during the time after his funeral?

2. Why does Father Cavanaugh think he is responsible for Eddie's death?

3. What is Father Cavanaugh's relationship with the Cochran family?

4. What does Steven Cochran do when it seems as if Eddie has even eclipsed him in death?

5. What does Dismas learn from Linda Polk about the troubles of Army Distributing?

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

7. What is the premise of DEAD IRISH?

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

9. Who is Steven Cochran and how does Dismas try to befriend him?

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

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