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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. What does Elizabeth regret not being able to do upon her return to England?
(a) Write to Aisling.
(b) See the stars at night.
(c) Practice Catholicism.
(d) Play outside.

2. Who is the manager at Murray's?
(a) Mr. Morris.
(b) Mr. Mathews.
(c) Mr. Malt.
(d) Mr. Meade.

3. What does Sean Jr.'s father do after his failure in Chapter 3?
(a) He bans any further talk of the army.
(b) He kicks Sean Jr. out of the house.
(c) He gets Sean a tutor.
(d) He puts Sean Jr. to work in the store.

4. Where does Sean Jr. write from in Chapter 5?
(a) His honeymoon in Scotland.
(b) Boot camp.
(c) University.
(d) New York.

5. Who is Elizabeth employed by at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Brace.
(b) Mr. Worsky.
(c) Mr. Ellis.
(d) Mr. Coghlan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who gets Elizabeth to Dunlaoghaire?

2. What is the name of the abortionist that Elizabeth goes to?

3. How might one describe Elizabeth in Chapter 1?

4. Who does Violet argue with in Chapter 1?

5. Who does Aisling use as an excuse to get out of doing things in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aisling's job search go in Chapter 8?

2. What paths do Aisling and Elizabeth pursue in Chapter 7?

3. What does Violet worry about Elizabeth in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 10, to what does Aisling equate sex?

5. When Elizabeth sees Violet and Harry in Chapter 8, what does Harry encourage her to do? How has her mother changed?

6. How does Violet annoy Eileen in Chapter 4?

7. What could have interfered with Eileen's willingness to take in Elizabeth?

8. What does Violet announce the day before Elizabeth's sixteenth birthday?

9. What dismays Elizabeth on the purchasing trip she goes on with Stone?

10. What does Aisling report in a letter to Elizabeth in Chapter 6?

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