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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 22).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people feel about the weather in Chapter 1?
(a) They love it.
(b) They are indifferent to it.
(c) They hate it.
(d) They unhappily endure it.

2. What does the Irish Republic guarantee to citizens, according to the 1916 Proclamation?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Religious and civil liberty.

3. What does Furlong sell?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Bread.
(c) Coal and timber.
(d) Water.

4. Who is Furlong's oldest child?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Aoife.
(d) Helen.

5. What would be the easiest thing in the world that Furlong knows?
(a) To lost everything.
(b) To die early.
(c) To pray more often.
(d) To make money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Furlong remember receiving for Christmas when he was a boy?

2. Who does Furlong give change to while he is foraging sticks along the road?

3. Where is the story set?

4. Who is Furlong's middle child?

5. Who is Furlong's youngest child?

(see the answer key)

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