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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Aloysius Sullivan's mother say you could find in a child?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Hope.
(c) Strength of the highest order.
(d) Innocence when there seems to be none.

2. How many men did the Grand Old Duke of York have?
(a) One hundred thousand,
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand.

3. What is the solace of the soldier?
(a) His gun.
(b) The voice of his commander.
(c) Prayer.
(d) An honorable death.

4. Everard and Heloise are listening to a band play music from what opera?
(a) Carmen.
(b) La Rondine.
(c) Tosca.
(d) Idomeneo.

5. Who has arrived?
(a) Il Duce.
(b) Le chef.
(c) The Generalissimo.
(d) The Captain.

6. What is the name of the Gault house in Ireland?
(a) Crossmolina.
(b) Ballina.
(c) Castlebar.
(d) Lahardane.

7. According to Everard, what are he and Heloise playing at?
(a) Being happy.
(b) Being retired
(c) Being dead.
(d) Being old.

8. What name does Lucy like?
(a) Starbuck.
(b) Honey.
(c) Lady.
(d) Strawberry.

9. How long has it been since the Gaults left Ireland?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Sixteen years.

10. What was abandoned while the boys were running away?
(a) Uniforms.
(b) Petrol tins.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Bicycles.

11. What occupation does the railway porter pursue next?
(a) Animal husbandry.
(b) House painting.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Business administration.

12. How many pages are there in Vanity Fair?
(a) 789.
(b) 642.
(c) 542.
(d) 854.

13. What does Heloise do outside the church?
(a) Break down crying.
(b) Lose her handbag.
(c) Trip and fall.
(d) Give money to a begger.

14. What book does Canon Crosbie give Lucy?
(a) The Path of St Mary.
(b) The Trial of St Valentine.
(c) The Girls of St Monica's.
(d) The Children of St Augustine.

15. What type of car is IF 19?
(a) Samsung.
(b) Mitsubishi.
(c) Renault.
(d) Dacia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Captain Gault shoot the boy?

2. What trauma does Heloise experience?

3. What does Horahan not dare to do in the chapel?

4. What are the Captain's only assets?

5. What does Henry rarely take off in the daytime?

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