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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. Where does Stone invite Elizabeth to go in chapter 15?
(a) A skiffle club.
(b) The racetrack.
(c) The theatre.
(d) A gallery.

2. What is Henry bitter about at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Stone hanging around Henry's house.
(b) Being passed over for a promotion.
(c) Elizabeth not returning his calls.
(d) Being left out of his father's will.

3. What is Ethel hospitalized for in Chapter 18?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) A fall down the stairs.
(d) Dizzyness.

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

5. Who is jealous of all of the attention Aisling is receiving because of her wedding in Chapter 12?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Niamh.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Ethel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Simon plan to marry in Chapter 20?

2. What news about Violet does Aisling learn in Chapter 12?

3. Who throws Elizabeth and Henry a party in Chapter 16?

4. How many days are Aisling and Elizabeth in Ireland in Chapter 19?

5. What does Aisling do at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes Tony to start drinking again in Chapter 16?

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

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

5. Why does Elizabeth decline to invite Stone to Aisling's wedding? What does Eileen tell Elizabeth when she arrives for the wedding?

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

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

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

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

10. How do Aisling's family in Kilgarret respond to her decision to leave Tony?

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