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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 does Sean Sr. damn his son in Chapter 4?
(a) For stealing money from the shop.
(b) For picking on his sisters.
(c) For being absent from the shop.
(d) For taking the truck for a drive.

2. What religious matter does Elizabeth wonder in her letter to her mother in Chapter 3?
(a) Limbo.
(b) Pergatory.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Holy Communion.

3. To what does Aisling equate Kilgarret?
(a) A glass house.
(b) A goldfish bowl.
(c) A mental institution.
(d) A large family.

4. What does Sean Jr. want to do that causes his mother anxiety in Chapter 2?
(a) Emigrate to America.
(b) Get married.
(c) Enlist in the army.
(d) Go to university.

5. Who comes down with the flu before Christmas in Chapter 6?
(a) Violet.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Aisling.
(d) Eileen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times do Elizabeth's classmates baptize her?

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

3. How did Stone feel when Elizabeth was away in Chapter 10?

4. Who is the manager at Murray's?

5. What does Sean agree to do in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Elizabeth sees Violet and Harry in Chapter 8, what does Harry encourage her to do? How has her mother changed?

2. How does Joannie end up being sent to a convent school in Chapter 7?

3. What does Joannie Murray do in Chapter 4?

4. What does Violet worry about Elizabeth in Chapter 3?

5. What does Eileen worry over concerning Elizabeth's arrival?

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

7. What does Worsky warn Elizabeth about Stone? Why doesn't she pay attention?

8. How does Violet annoy Eileen in Chapter 4?

9. In regard to how Eileen would view her actions, what does Elizabeth decide in Chapter 9?

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

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