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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. Why is Joannie sent to a convent school in Chapter 7?
(a) She is caught shoplifting.
(b) To improve her grades.
(c) Tony catches her with her boyfriend.
(d) It is tradition in her family.

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

3. How is Violet described physically in Chapter 8?
(a) As thinner.
(b) As more beautiful.
(c) As plumper.
(d) As grayer.

4. How many siblings does Elizabeth have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

5. What does Aisling do that pleases Elizabeth in Chapter 2?
(a) She gives Elizabeth a candy.
(b) She tells her brother to stop pushing Elizabeth.
(c) She makes a sign for their bedroom.
(d) She invites Elizabeth to skip rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Violet admit in her note in Chapter 5?

2. What shocking news does Violet tell Elizabeth at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What does Sister Catherine suggest to Aisling in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Stone drive Elizabeth in Chapter 8?

5. Why is Elizabeth sent to Ireland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aisling report in a letter to Elizabeth in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 3, what do Elizabeth's and Eileen's first letters to the Whites refer to?

3. What happens when Sean Jr. fails his Leaving Certificate examination?

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

5. What horrifies young Sean when Elizabeth arrives in Chapter 2?

6. What regrets does Elizabeth have as she settles back into life in London?

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

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

9. How does Aisling explain is the way pre-marital pregnancy is dealt with in Kilgarret?

10. What does Elizabeth pray for in Chapter 5?

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