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

2. Who is excited about Elizabeth's arrival in the O'Connor family?
(a) Sean Sr.
(b) Aisling.
(c) Sean Jr.
(d) Maureen.

3. What does Elizabeth look forward to in Chapter 4?
(a) An Irish Christmas.
(b) Her birthday.
(c) The church fair.
(d) Returning to London.

4. To what does Aisling equate Kilgarret?
(a) A large family.
(b) A goldfish bowl.
(c) A glass house.
(d) A mental institution.

5. What does Violet admit in her note in Chapter 5?
(a) That she is depressed.
(b) That she has found religion.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she doesn't miss Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Violet annoy Eileen in Chapter 4?

2. Who rejects Aisling's application when she applies for a job at Murray's?

3. Who does Eileen write to in order to have Elizabeth excused from the class in Chapter 3?

4. What shocking news does Violet tell Elizabeth at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Who comes down with the flu before Christmas in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does Elizabeth look forward to in Chapter 4? What does she worry might ruin this event?

2. In Chapter 9, why does Aisling decide she wants to travel? What opportunity soon presents itself?

3. How does Aisling explain is the way pre-marital pregnancy is dealt with in Kilgarret?

4. How does Joannie end up being sent to a convent school in Chapter 7?

5. In regard to how Eileen would view her actions, what does Elizabeth decide in Chapter 9?

6. Who does Violet White damn at the beginning of the novel?

7. What circumstance is forcing Violet to send her daughter Elizabeth outside of London?

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

9. What decision do the adults in Elizabeth's life reach in order to settle their problems?

10. What does Eileen worry over concerning Elizabeth's arrival?

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