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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. Why is the other girl in America?
(a) Exchange student
(b) Visiting her sister
(c) Going to school
(d) Looking for a job

2. Who comes to the shoe store on the day that Billy learns that Eva has died?
(a) David
(b) Sheila
(c) Dennis
(d) That same young woman without her father

3. Who is visiting Dennis on the day Billy returns from Ireland?
(a) His father-in-law
(b) His son
(c) His neighbor
(d) His daughter

4. Where did Sheila work when she quit school?
(a) An insurance agency
(b) A bowling alley
(c) The post office
(d) A gas company

5. Where did Sheila work so she could continue going to school?
(a) A bakery
(b) A cafe
(c) A department store
(d) A pet shop

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dennis receive the news about what Eva has done with the money?

2. What does Eva send Billy when he requests shoe sizes?

3. What does Dennis tell Billy about Eva?

4. When did Billy learn the truth about Eva?

5. What does Billy request of Eva when he sends her some money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dennis decide to tell Billy that Eva had died?

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

4. What had Sheila's life been like after her parents died?

5. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

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

7. Describe how Billy's behavior is not far fetched, given the post-war climate they live in.

8. What is revealed about Maeve's history and character in Chapter 6?

9. What was Billy's habit of writing notes to people?

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

(see the answer keys)

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