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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. Where does Abe meet with Fr. Cavanaugh?

2. At what university had Abe and Fr. Cavanaugh met before?

3. What does Alphonse leave at the scene of Linda's murder?

4. Instead of Sunday night, when does Rose recall Fr. Cavanaugh's last meeting with Eddie Cochran?

5. What favor does Diz do for his friend, Pico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bit of information does Rose, the rectory housekeeper, find to be out of place when Father Cavanaugh talks with Abe?

2. How has Glitzky's murder case unraveled at this point?

3. What might the death of Eddie Cochran teach Dismas about coming to terms with the death of his own infant son?

4. Who is Matthew R. Brody III and what information does he give Dismas regarding blackmailing Arturo Cruz?

5. Why is Frannie having a hard time understanding Eddie's death and her possible role in it?

6. What personal pain does Dismas come to terms with in Chapter 25 and how does Jane respond?

7. What were Arturo Cruz' reasons for lying to the police about his knowledge of Eddie's death?

8. What does Big Ed share with Dismas about Father Cavanaugh and his place in the Cochran family?

9. What is revealed about Arturo Cruz and his knowledge about Eddie Cochran in Chapter 17?

10. Dismas meets with Father Cavanaugh and does not realize that the priest reveals a huge piece of information in the case. What is it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the taboo of homosexuality that still existed at the time DEAD IRISH was written in 1989. Compare and contrast homosexuality in America during the late 20th century to homosexuality in America today. What major changes have occurred concerning the social attitude towards homosexuality in both positive and negative ways?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Lescroart use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the family in DEAD IRISH. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How typical is this family of most Irish families living during the late-20th century in America?

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