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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aisling do at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Makes a doctor's appointment.
(b) Leaves her husband.
(c) Telephones Elizabeth.
(d) Prays a church.

2. When does Sean summon Aisling home to visit their mother?
(a) On Aisling's wedding anniversary.
(b) On Aisling's birthday.
(c) On Elizabeth's birthday.
(d) On Eileen's first birthday.

3. What pains Elizabeth when she sees Donal in Chapter 12?
(a) His limp.
(b) That he hasn't dressed up for the wedding.
(c) How thin he is.
(d) That he has clearly been crying.

4. Where does Henry go for Christmas in Chapter 15?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Kilgarret.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Dublin.

5. What does Fr. Mahony say about the Murrays in Chapter 13?
(a) They are local royalty.
(b) They have overcome a lot in recent years.
(c) They are a family well matched to the O'Connors.
(d) They are central to the life of Kilgarret.

6. Who does Stone run into in Wales?
(a) Grace.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Gillian.
(d) Georgette.

7. Who dies in Chapter 19?
(a) Worsky.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Sean.
(d) George.

8. What does Harry ask to make in Chapter 18?
(a) A dollhouse.
(b) A rocking horse.
(c) A cradle.
(d) A highchair.

9. How many weeks is Tony sober before resuming drinking in Chapter 18?
(a) Six and a half weeks.
(b) Three and a half weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) One week.

10. How does Tony look until the service begins in Chapter 13?
(a) Sick.
(b) Jumpy.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Relaxed.

11. What does Elizabeth notice about the O'Connor house when she sees it again in Chapter 12?
(a) It has been freshly painted.
(b) It is cold.
(c) It seems to have shrunk.
(d) It feels emptier.

12. What job does Worsky hire Elizabeth for in Chapter 11?
(a) Cleaning duties.
(b) Appraisals.
(c) Interior decoration.
(d) Special buyer.

13. What is Henry bitter about at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Being passed over for a promotion.
(b) Elizabeth not returning his calls.
(c) Being left out of his father's will.
(d) Stone hanging around Henry's house.

14. Who does Elizabeth feel drawn to at the party in Chapter 14?
(a) Henry.
(b) Tony.
(c) Simon.
(d) Stone.

15. Where does Aisling agree to go with Johnny in Chapter 19?
(a) Spain.
(b) Greece.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Morocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elizabeth name her baby?

2. How does Stone react to his mother's death?

3. How does Maureen find Aisling after her return to Ireland from England?

4. What does Aisling apologize to Elizabeth for during her wedding?

5. Why does Eileen go to Dublin in Chapter 17?

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