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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, 1956-1960, Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sean?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Elizabeth's uncle.
(c) Eileen's husband.
(d) A police officer.

2. What does Sean Sr. do regularly after Sean Jr. enlists?
(a) Writes Sean Jr. letters.
(b) Skips work.
(c) Goes to church.
(d) He goes out drinking.

3. For how many years does Sean Sr. say the English have humiliated the Irish?
(a) Five hundred years.
(b) Seventy years.
(c) One thousand years.
(d) Eight hundred years.

4. What worries Elizabeth about Violet's letters in Chapter 5?
(a) They never contain good news.
(b) They don't mention Elizabeth's father.
(c) They smell like cigarette smoke.
(d) They arrive infrequently.

5. What dismays Elizabeth on her purchasing trip with Stone in Chapter 8?
(a) How rudely Stone treats people.
(b) How little Stone pays people.
(c) How unsuccessfull she is in negotiations.
(d) How little Stone says to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aisling act when she first meets Elizabeth?

2. How might one describe Elizabeth in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Elizabeth not want her mother to visit the O'Connor house?

4. How many weeks is Tony sober before resuming drinking in Chapter 18?

5. What does Elizabeth tell Stone she will do with Nick's girlfriend in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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