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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. When were there yellow trees?
(a) In February.
(b) In January.
(c) In April.
(d) In October.

2. What are Furlong's earliest memories of?
(a) Tables.
(b) Serving plates, a black range, and a shining floor.
(c) Churches.
(d) Coal.

3. Where does Furlong spend most of his infancy?
(a) In a moses basket in Mrs. Wilson's kitchen.
(b) In the orphanage.
(c) In the coal house.
(d) In the laundries.

4. What is Mrs. Wilson's income from?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Herefords and Cheviot ewes.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cheese.

5. What book does Furlong remember receiving for Christmas when he was a boy?
(a) The Scarlet Letter.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) Great Expectations.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what religion is Furlong raised?

2. Who does Furlong live with growing up?

3. Where was Eileen working when Furlong met her?

4. What does the Irish Republic guarantee to citizens, according to the 1916 Proclamation?

5. What kind of tree is in the town square for Christmas?

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