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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 45 - 66).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the nun chastise Furlong about?
(a) His pants looking strange.
(b) His glasses.
(c) The load of coal being too light.
(d) Upsetting the geese on the lawn.

2. What does Eileen say to Furlong when he tells her what he saw that disturbed him at the convent?
(a) She thinks the girls deserve to be treated badly.
(b) It has nothing to do with them.
(c) He needs to help.
(d) She is confused.

3. Why does Furlong go to the convent in Chapter 4?
(a) To get bread.
(b) to have his laundry done.
(c) To make a delivery.
(d) To buy a rosary.

4. What is their never a shortage of around town?
(a) Priests.
(b) Gossips.
(c) Math teachers.
(d) Knitters.

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?
(a) Hot.
(b) Raw cold.
(c) Sunny but mild.
(d) Rainy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes about town with hardly a word of English in Part I?

2. Who does Eileen say can afford to be careless?

3. What does Furlong have a head for?

4. Who is listed as his father on Furlong's birth certificate?

5. What do the children take to bed with them every night?

(see the answer key)

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