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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 does Sean Sr. do regularly after Sean Jr. enlists?
(a) He goes out drinking.
(b) Skips work.
(c) Goes to church.
(d) Writes Sean Jr. letters.

2. In what direction do Violet and Harry move in Chapter 7?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

3. What does Eileen worry about in regards to her household in Chapter 2?
(a) There she will not be able to feed Elizabeth.
(b) That the noisy home will be traumatic for Elizabeth.
(c) That Elizabeth will not keep up with the housework.
(d) That her furniture will get ruined.

4. Why does Elizabeth enter the men's room in Chapter 2?
(a) She is unable to read the Irish labels.
(b) She can't find the ladies' room.
(c) She blindly follows Sean in.
(d) There is a long line at the ladies' room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aisling tell Elizabeth she dislikes doing in Chapter 10?

2. What does Sean Jr.'s father do after his failure in Chapter 3?

3. How is Sean Jr. killed?

4. What does Maureen's friend want to do for a living in Chapter 3?

5. How does Aisling act when she first meets Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sean Jr. have a desire to do and why?

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

4. What does Joannie Murray do in Chapter 4?

5. What does Elizabeth pray for in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

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