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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. Whose funeral do others in the house begin to talk about?
(a) Eva
(b) Maeve's sister, Kate
(c) Daniel Lynch
(d) Mary

2. Who identifies Billy's body on the day he dies?
(a) Dennis
(b) Sheila
(c) Maeve
(d) Dan

3. What does Dennis' daughter see stuck in the mirror in Maeve's bedroom?
(a) A business card
(b) A dried corsage
(c) A postcard
(d) A birthday card

4. What do most people tell Dennis to do after his wife dies?
(a) Throw things
(b) Pound the wall
(c) Cry
(d) Scream

5. Dennis' daughter knows that Dennis wants to tell Dan _______________________.
(a) About his new car
(b) About being in love with Maeve
(c) About losing his job
(d) The truth about Eva

Short Answer Questions

1. Eva tells Billy that Mary _____________________________.

2. Who helps Maeve with Billy's funeral arrangements?

3. Who gives Billy directions?

4. The author points out the differences in _________________.

5. Why is Dennis especially upset about Billy's grief over Eva?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dennis respond when his daughter asks him about his faith now?

3. What does Dennis' daughter find in Maeve's bedroom?

4. What does Maeve recall about her first date with Billy?

5. How does Dennis' faith in Billy's dream extend past practicality?

6. How would Billy's life had been different had he married Eva, at least according to Dan Lynch?

7. What does Maeve recall doing to insure that she would see Billy more than once?

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

9. How do Dennis' kids manage their father's grief after their mother dies?

10. How does this chapter exemplify the differences between how families have changed between Dennis' generation and that of his children?

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