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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. Who does Elizabeth seem to miss most about London?
(a) The street noise.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her toys.
(d) Her school teacher.

2. What is Maureen caught doing in Chapter 4?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Shoplifting.
(c) Skipping school.
(d) Kissing a boy.

3. Who is the manager at Murray's?
(a) Mr. Meade.
(b) Mr. Malt.
(c) Mr. Morris.
(d) Mr. Mathews.

4. What type of woman has Violet transformed into after the war?
(a) An angry woman.
(b) A fashionable woman.
(c) A sporty woman.
(d) A gutsy woman.

5. Why is Elizabeth sent to Ireland?
(a) London is being bombed.
(b) To attend a particular school.
(c) To work as a servant.
(d) Her family can't afford to support her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Nick's girlfriend?

3. What does Elizabeth refuse to do in her relationship with Stone in Chapter 9?

4. Who does Violet fall in love with in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Maureen move to Dublin in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What circumstance is forcing Violet to send her daughter Elizabeth outside of London?

7. What could have interfered with Eileen's willingness to take in Elizabeth?

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

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

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

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