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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 type of lessons does Elizabeth teach in Chapter 14?
(a) Adult education art lessons.
(b) Antique identification lessons.
(c) Nursery school lessons.
(d) Piano lessons.

2. Who does Elizabeth feel sympathy towards during his speech in Chapter 13?
(a) Mr. Moriarty.
(b) Fr. Mahony.
(c) Tony.
(d) Sean Sr.

3. How many days are Aisling and Elizabeth in Ireland in Chapter 19?
(a) Fifteen days.
(b) Twenty days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Five days.

4. Who do people blame for Tony's drinking in Chapter 16?
(a) Shay.
(b) His father.
(c) Aisling.
(d) Tony himself.

5. Where does Elizabeth have her wedding reception?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A dance hall.
(c) A church basement.
(d) A barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men discuss with concern in Chapter 16?

2. Who dies in Chapter 19?

3. What pains Elizabeth when she sees Donal in Chapter 12?

4. What news about Violet does Aisling learn in Chapter 12?

5. According to Elizabeth, what would she do if Henry turned to drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth quiet her father's insistence that she should marry soon in Chapter 14?

2. What changes occur in Elizabeth's love life in Chapter 15? What difficulties does Aisling face in her marriage in Chapter 15?

3. What surprises Aisling after the birth of baby Eileen?

4. What does Aisling look forward to on her wedding day?

5. What does Aisling tell Elizabeth about married life in Chapter 14?

6. After the death of Elizabeth's mother, what does Eileen advise her to do?

7. Why does Elizabeth decline to invite Stone to Aisling's wedding? What does Eileen tell Elizabeth when she arrives for the wedding?

8. Why is Violet hospitalized in Chapter 11? What does George think of this turn of events?

9. What promise does Elizabeth make to Eileen before she dies?

10. What difficulties does Aisling face with Tony in Chapter 17? What conclusion does she come to about her marriage?

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