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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. Where was Sheila living when she met Daniel?
(a) A foster home
(b) With an aunt and uncle
(c) An orphanage
(d) The YWCA

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

3. What topic is mentioned that elicits powerful responses?
(a) Billy's bar tab
(b) Billy's illegitimate child
(c) Billy's bankruptcy
(d) The Irish girl

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

5. What does Eva send Billy when he requests shoe sizes?
(a) A detailed letter
(b) Tracings of her and her sisters' feet
(c) Requests for shoe styles
(d) A refusal of the offer of shoes

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the driver of the trolley?

2. What did Eva's sister show to Dennis one night?

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

4. Who do Dennis and Billy see on the beach?

5. What is Billy's reaction to Dennis' deception about Eva?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Billy meet Maeve?

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

5. Explain the irony of Billy's stopping to see Dennis when he returns from Ireland.

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

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

8. Explain the foreshadowing of Dennis' daughter meeting Matt in Chapter 3.

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

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

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