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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 news does O'Keefe share with Dangerfield when he meets him in Dublin?
(a) He has a new job in Italy.
(b) He has finally had sex.
(c) He is going back to America.
(d) He is getting married.

2. What does Dangerfield borrow from Parnell?
(a) Money.
(b) Topcoat.
(c) Car.
(d) A clean shirt.

3. Where do Dangerfield and Mary make love?
(a) A bedroom.
(b) A shed.
(c) A park.
(d) A bathroom.

4. Why is Mary stuck at home for awhile yet?
(a) She cares for her father and brothers.
(b) She has a newborn and can't afford to move out.
(c) She's trying to save money for her own place.
(d) She is still in high school.

5. Dangerfield goes to a party at Tony Malarkey's place located in __________________.
(a) the meat packing district.
(b) downtown Dublin.
(c) the Catacombs.
(d) Bristol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which friend does Dangerfield run into at the pawn shop?

2. Why does Dangerfield call his landlady during dinner?

3. Why does Dangerfield sneak into the landlady's bedroom?

4. What news does the friend in #147 give Dangerfield?

5. Why does Miss Frost feel she is going to be damned to hell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is religion an important theme in the novel?

2. What is the content of the letter Dangerfield receives from Skully?

3. How does Dangerfield's change in his personal hygiene reflect his move into a wealthier lifestyle?

4. In what way is O'Keefe similar to Dangerfield?

5. How do Dangerfield and Lilly differ in their views about consequences?

6. Why does Miss Frost regret going to bed with Dangerfield?

7. How does Dangerfield's upswing in Chapter 19 come at the expense of Mary and O'Keefe?

8. Describe the dire straits in which Tony Malarkey is living.

9. Why is Dangerfield so devastated by the terms of his father's will?

10. Why is Miss Frost so conflicted by having sex with Dangerfield?

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