View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ethel tell Aisling in a telegram in Chapter 20?
(a) That the bungalow has burned down.
(b) That Tony has passed away.
(c) That Tony is remarrying.
(d) That she is sorry for the way she treated Aisling.

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

3. Where does Elizabeth have her wedding reception?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A barn.
(c) A dance hall.
(d) A church basement.

4. Where do Aisling and Tony stay on their wedding night?
(a) The Shelbourne Hotel.
(b) The Southbank Hotel.
(c) The Seaside Hotel.
(d) The Scarborough Hotel.

5. Who do people blame for Tony's drinking in Chapter 16?
(a) Aisling.
(b) His father.
(c) Tony himself.
(d) Shay.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Tony look until the service begins in Chapter 13?

3. What does Elizabeth notice about the O'Connor house when she sees it again in Chapter 12?

4. What does Elizabeth smirk at during the reception in Chapter 13?

5. Who does Stone run into in Wales?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What difficulties does Aisling face with Tony in Chapter 17? What conclusion does she come to about her marriage?

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

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

8. Why is Violet hospitalized in Chapter 11? What does George think of this turn of events?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 828 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample