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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. According to Elizabeth, what would she do if Henry turned to drink?
(a) Force him to get treatment.
(b) Blame herself.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Leave him.

2. What does Elizabeth smirk at during the reception in Chapter 13?
(a) Memories of Aisling as a little girl.
(b) The hypocrisy of Fr. Riordan's comments.
(c) People telling her she'll be the next to marry.
(d) The singing of "Danny Boy".

3. What do the men discuss with concern in Chapter 16?
(a) The bad economy.
(b) The price of petrol.
(c) The threat of war.
(d) The political situation in Britain.

4. Who is Tony Murray seeing in Chapter 12?
(a) A Coghlan.
(b) A Brennan.
(c) A Gray.
(d) A Lynch.

5. What does Aisling do at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Prays a church.
(b) Makes a doctor's appointment.
(c) Telephones Elizabeth.
(d) Leaves her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry ask to make in Chapter 18?

2. What does Elizabeth decline to be in Chapter 12?

3. Who does Elizabeth feel sympathy towards during his speech in Chapter 13?

4. How do Aisling and Tony offend their relatives in Chapter 15?

5. How does Maureen find Aisling after her return to Ireland from England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes occur in Elizabeth's love life in Chapter 15? What difficulties does Aisling face in her marriage in Chapter 15?

2. What promise does Elizabeth make to Eileen before she dies?

3. At the wedding, what does Elizabeth realize when she is asked about her wedding plans?

4. Who does Aisling begin an affair with in Chapter 20? Who almost discovers the affair?

5. How does Elizabeth's and Stone's relationship come to an end in Chapter 16?

6. What does Aisling innocently reveal to Henry in Chapter 20?

7. What career progress does Elizabeth make in Chapter 11? What does her father think about her activities?

8. What insensitive behavior does Stone repeat in Chapter 19?

9. What surprises Aisling after the birth of baby Eileen?

10. What does Aisling tell Elizabeth about married life in Chapter 14?

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