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

2. Where was Eileen working when Furlong met her?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Graves & Co.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The Law Office.

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

4. Who takes Furlong's mother to the hospital the day he is born?
(a) Mrs. Vickers.
(b) Mrs. Wilson.
(c) Mrs. Hendries.
(d) Mrs. Weaver.

5. What year is the book set in?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the story set?

2. When were there yellow trees?

3. What is Furlong disinclined to dwell on now?

4. Where is the only good school for girls left in town?

5. Where do the men go sometimes for meals?

(see the answer key)

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