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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 did Eva die of according to Billy's sister, Kate?
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Heart Attack
(c) Car accident
(d) Cancer

2. Who was Eva's sister?
(a) Magdalene
(b) Marlene
(c) Mary
(d) Mattie

3. Which of the following does Billy Lynch not manage at the funeral reception?
(a) Flowers
(b) Bar waiters
(c) Bar owner
(d) Bar bill

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

5. What relation is Dennis Lynch to the person whose funeral has just been held?
(a) Cousin
(b) Brother
(c) Brother-in-law
(d) Husband

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the cause of death of the man's oldest daughter?

2. Who comes to the shoe store on the day that Billy learns that Eva has died?

3. How did Sheila get to work each day?

4. Where had Billy gone to take a pledge to stop drinking?

5. Who is the spouse of the person whose funeral has just been held?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Dennis want to protect Billy's dream of Eva from his mother, Sheila?

3. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

4. What is the Long Island house and how did Dennis come to own it?

5. What insight does this chapter provide about Billy's character?

6. What is the irony of Billy's alcoholism?

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

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

9. Where does Dennis take Billy to tell him the truth about Eva?

10. What do Billy's relatives recall about him at the bar?

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