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

2. What does Billy tell Dennis while at lunch?

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

4. What is Sheila's priority in her life now?

5. Whose funeral has just been held at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the fate of the Irish girl?

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

3. What is the setting for Chapter 1?

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

5. How does Dennis' daughter meet Matt?

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

7. How do Dennis and Billy meet the two sisters from Ireland?

8. Who is the Irish girl?

9. What arrangements has Dennis made to be at the Long Island house when Billy returns from Ireland in 1975?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the book. Then drill down to describe the three most important settings related to the plot. Explain the significance for each location as it relates to the story.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the irony of Dennis' decision to tell Billy that Eva had died. What was Dennis intention? What was the short term result? What was the long term result? How did Dennis contribute to Benny's death? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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

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