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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do Dennis and Billy do before returning to their jobs?
(a) Study for their real estate licenses
(b) Fix up Mr. Holtzman's house
(c) Take a night course in electronics
(d) Take a Caribbean cruise
2. Where did Billy work in addition to his main job to make some extra money?
(a) Shoe Store
(b) Gas station
(c) Shipyard
(d) Landscaping
3. What was Billy known for giving to people?
(a) Cakes
(b) Books
(c) Notes
(d) Paintings
4. What was the cause of death of the man's oldest daughter?
(a) Cancer
(b) Car accident
(c) Lead poisoning
(d) Heart disease
5. Where is Dennis' stepfather's home located?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Bronx
(c) Manhattan
(d) Long Island
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Eva's sister show to Dennis one night?
2. Dennis and Billy plan to return to their jobs at ______________.
3. Where had Billy met Eva?
4. What did Eva die of according to Billy's sister, Kate?
5. Dennis thinks that his mother is a ____________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Billy's behavior is not far fetched, given the post-war climate they live in.
2. How does Dennis' daughter meet Matt?
3. What is the mood of the lunch when Dennis and his daughter take Billy after they pick him up at the train station?
4. What shocking news had Dennis received from Eva's sister, Mary?
5. What was Billy's habit of writing notes to people?
6. Explain the irony of Billy's stopping to see Dennis when he returns from Ireland.
7. What was the fate of the Irish girl?
8. When does Billy find out the real truth about Eva?
9. What is the Long Island house and how did Dennis come to own it?
10. Why does Dennis want to protect Billy's dream of Eva from his mother, Sheila?
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