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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 does Billy ask Maeve to go after dinner?
(a) A movie
(b) The ice cream shop
(c) The coffee shop
(d) A bar

2. Which of the following is not one of the things that Dan feels would have prevented Billy from having an alcoholic's life?
(a) Marrying Eva
(b) Having the family life he wanted
(c) Going to college
(d) Having children

3. What have the neighbors brought to Maeve's house?
(a) Flowers
(b) Casseroles
(c) Whiskey
(d) Chocolate

4. Who would help Maeve get her father to bed when he was drunk?
(a) Billy
(b) Seamus
(c) Dan
(d) Dennis

5. Billy is shocked to find out that Eva _______________________.
(a) Is the station manager's wife
(b) Is buried in another part of Ireland
(c) Wrote him letters and never sent them
(d) Saved all the money he had sent to her

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day that Billy died, what happened that had happened many times before?

2. Dennis tells his daughter that he ______________________.

3. Which one of the following is not gathered after Billy's funeral?

4. Why does Maeve get upset when she hears Dennis speaking to the dog?

5. Dan tells Dennis and his daughter that no one thought Billy would ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dennis' daughter's relationship with Matt, the tenant's son?

2. Who is the person who ultimately brings some calm to the mourners at Maeve's house?

3. How does the theme of love extend in Chapter 8?

4. Explain the symbolism of the postcard Billy sent Maeve many years ago.

5. What does Dennis do on the day that Billy dies?

6. What does Maeve share about the night that Billy died?

7. When does Dennis admit to losing his faith?

8. What does Dan share about Billy and Maeve's relationship the night of the funeral?

9. What does Eva tell Billy about her deception?

10. Explain the role of Maeve's father in her relationship with Billy.

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