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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. Where does Elizabeth stay in order to give her parents time to talk in Chapter 7?
(a) Her grandmother's.
(b) Monica's house.
(c) Kilgarret.
(d) A hotel.

2. In Chapter 9, according to Elizabeth, what, at her age has she grown past?
(a) Worrying that boys will like her.
(b) Dreaming about having an incredible life.
(c) Old-fashioned Catholic views.
(d) The need to please her parents.

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

4. How does Elizabeth feel to be home in Chapter 6?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Overwhelmed.

5. Why does Maureen move to Dublin in Chapter 5?
(a) To stay with friends.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To look for a job.
(d) To write an exam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elizabeth enter the men's room in Chapter 2?

2. How might one describe Elizabeth in Chapter 1?

3. Who is the only person to notice that Elizabeth has lost her virginity?

4. What does Joannie's boyfriend convince Joannie to do in Chapter 7?

5. What does Joannie convince Elizabeth to allow her classmates to do in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Elizabeth realize that Stone will never meet her half way in their relationship?

2. What dismays Elizabeth on the purchasing trip she goes on with Stone?

3. Who does Violet White damn at the beginning of the novel?

4. What secret does Eileen keep from her family in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 10, to what does Aisling equate sex?

6. How does Elizabeth respond to Aisling's questions about sex?

7. What paths do Aisling and Elizabeth pursue in Chapter 7?

8. How does Elizabeth continue her conversion to Catholicism in Chapter 5?

9. What does Violet announce the day before Elizabeth's sixteenth birthday?

10. How has Violet changed in the time Elizabeth has been away?

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