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1. In Chapter 1, where do the narrator and her father drive?

Early on Sunday after the first Mass in Clonegal, the narrator's father does not take her home as usual. Instead, he takes her for a drive into Wexford toward the coast.

2. What familiar places do the narrator and her father pass on their drive in Chapter 1?

As the narrator and her father drive, they pass through the village of Shillelagh, where her father lost their red Shorthorn in a game of 45. Then they pass the mart in Carnew, where the man who won the heifer sold her.

3. In Chapter 1, where is the narrator riding in the car, and what does she do and see?

As her father drives, the narrator lies flat on the back seat of the car. She shakes the plaits out of her hair. Then she looks up through the rear window of the car. In some places, the blue sky is covered with clouds. In most places, the sky is a mixture of sky, trees, and electrical wires.

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