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

2. Who is always on probation in the O'Connor's town?
(a) Women.
(b) Teens.
(c) Former soldiers.
(d) Newcomers.

3. What does Sister Catherine suggest to Aisling in Chapter 7?
(a) That she devote her life to the Church.
(b) That she get married right away.
(c) That she move to London.
(d) That she go to a commercial college.

4. What does Aisling advise Elizabeth to call her mother's new boyfriend?
(a) Harry.
(b) Father.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Sir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Maureen's friend in Chapter 3?

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

3. What dismays Elizabeth on her purchasing trip with Stone in Chapter 8?

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

5. From which class is Elizabeth excused in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Elizabeth accommodated as a non-Catholic? What do the nuns fail to notice about her in Chapter 4?

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

6. What event does Elizabeth look forward to in Chapter 4? What does she worry might ruin this event?

7. What decision do the adults in Elizabeth's life reach in order to settle their problems?

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

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

10. What does Elizabeth pray for in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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