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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. Who is the homicide detective assigned to the case at the ballpark?
(a) Abe Gorman.
(b) Abe Glitchy.
(c) Abe Glitsky.
(d) Abe Zelinsky.

2. Why are Griffin and Glitsky not putting much effort into Eddie's case?
(a) Neither wants to look bad for an upcoming promotion.
(b) They are both convinced the death was a suicide.
(c) They are both burned out cops.
(d) Their case load won't allow much attention to Eddie's case.

3. Who is Dismas' boss at the bar?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Moses.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Isaac.

4. How does Dismas know Eddie Cochran?
(a) He is a co-worker.
(b) He is the brother-in-law of Dismas' boss.
(c) He is his son's soccer coach.
(d) He is his neighbor.

5. Who is the main character in DEAD IRISH?
(a) Dismas Hardy.
(b) Dismas Hurly.
(c) Dustin Hardy.
(d) Dismal Hardy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dismas suspect about Nika?

2. What bad habit does Linda Polk have?

3. Where does Big Ed spend much of his time in the days after Eddie's death?

4. What does Moses offer Dismas as an incentive to help with the murder case?

5. Who does Mr. Cruz think Dismas is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Abe Glitsky and how does he know Dismas?

2. What does Moses ask Dismas to do about Eddie's death and what does he offer him in return?

3. What does Dismas speculate about Sam's wife, Nika's, possible interest in Eddie Cochran?

4. Who is Dismas Hardy and what is the state of his life as the novel begins?

5. How do the people who cared for Eddie Cochran seem to be managing during the time after his funeral?

6. What is the dynamic of the Cochran family as presented after Eddie's death?

7. What is the premise of DEAD IRISH?

8. What does Steven Cochran do when it seems as if Eddie has even eclipsed him in death?

9. How does Dismas get involved in another murder investigation while with Abe?

10. What does Dismas surmise about Linda Polk's feelings about her father's new marriage?

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