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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. In what year does Billy return from Ireland?
(a) 1965
(b) 1995
(c) 1985
(d) 1975

2. What is the employment of one of the girls?
(a) Waitress
(b) Singer
(c) Nanny
(d) Teacher

3. What does Mary jokingly tell Dennis to tell Billy about Eva?
(a) She has become a nun
(b) She is dead
(c) She is a lesbian
(d) She left Ireland with no forwarding address

4. Why does Dennis tell Billy he needs to go with him to the house on Long Island?
(a) To meet a realtor
(b) To do some landscaping
(c) To check for storm damage
(d) To set up for a party

5. What does Billy request of Eva when he sends her some money?
(a) A scented hanky
(b) A receipt
(c) Her and her sisters' shoe sizes
(d) A letter

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Billy learn the truth about Eva?

2. What does Eva reveal in the letter?

3. Who is Dennis' stepfather?

4. What topic is mentioned that elicits powerful responses?

5. What is Billy's condition when Dennis' daughter returns to the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Billy find out the real truth about Eva?

2. How does Sheila meet Daniel?

3. Explain the variances on the theme of love in Chapter 6.

4. What shocking news had Dennis received from Eva's sister, Mary?

5. What is the irony of Billy's picking out shoes for Eva and her sister on the same day that Maeve comes into the store to buy shoes?

6. How has Dennis' mother, Sheila, finally feel happy in her life?

7. What job do Dennis and Billy take on after they return from the war in 1945?

8. How does Dennis' desire to see Billy succeed impact Dennis negatively?

9. How does Maeve begin to work herself into Billy's life?

10. How does the relationship between the Irish girls and Dennis and Billy evolve?

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