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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 23 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of smoke comes from the fires at the convent?
(a) Strange, greenish smoke.
(b) Odorless smoke.
(c) No smoke.
(d) Red smoke.

4. Who does Furlong give change to while he is foraging sticks along the road?
(a) Paul Wellingsly.
(b) His nephew Michael.
(c) Mick Sinnott's little boy.
(d) Ned Hendry.

5. How old is Furlong's mother when she has him?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eileen do with the letters the children write to Santa?

2. What does the nun who pays him make Furlong think of?

3. What does Furlong especially notice on the door of the convent as he is leaving?

4. What are Furlong's earliest memories of?

5. Why does Furlong go to the convent in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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