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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dennis' mother's new last name?

2. Where do Dennis and his daughter pick up Billy when he returns from Ireland?

3. Which of the following is not mentioned about Billy Lynch at the funeral reception?

4. What was the man's profession?

5. How does Dennis' daughter recall Billy's demeanor when they have lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Dennis' mother, Sheila, finally feel happy in her life?

2. How does Billy's promise to Eva come about?

3. How does Dennis' daughter meet Matt?

4. How does Sheila meet Daniel?

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

6. 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?

7. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

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

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

10. What was the fate of the Irish girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Maeve Lynch. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Maeve?

Essay Topic 2

Although Billy's true love was always Eva, he married Maeve because he knew she was a good, loyal woman. Explain whether Billy did Maeve a service or disservice by marrying her. Why would Maeve choose to live with a man who was not deeply in love with her? Did she do a service or disservice to herself by marrying Billy? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the nature of this book and why the author created it the way she did. Why did she choose to create the book based on the perspectives of more than one person? Is it effective? How is it different from reading a regular novel? How is it the same?

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