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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, 1945-1954, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose health worsens in Chapter 4?
(a) Maureen's.
(b) Donal's.
(c) Eileen's.
(d) Elizabeth's.

2. What amuses Eileen about Elizabeth in Chapter 2?
(a) Elizabeth's accent.
(b) Elizabeth's modesty.
(c) Elizabeth's squeaky voice.
(d) Elizabeth's naivite.

3. What does Elizabeth gain in Chapter 4?
(a) Weight.
(b) Self-confidence.
(c) New friends.
(d) Sean's affection.

4. What does Sean Jr. fail in Chapter 3?
(a) A driving examination.
(b) An enlistment examination.
(c) A health examination.
(d) A school examination.

5. What does Sean Sr. do regularly after Sean Jr. enlists?
(a) Writes Sean Jr. letters.
(b) Goes to church.
(c) He goes out drinking.
(d) Skips work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elizabeth not want her mother to visit the O'Connor house?

2. What does Elizabeth's school in England smell like?

3. What does Eileen do in Chapter 2 that is quite unlike Violet?

4. What must the O'Connor children do on Saturday nights to appease their mother in Chapter 4?

5. Why does Sean Sr. damn his son in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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