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

2. Where is the story set?
(a) Galway.
(b) New Ross.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Kildare.

3. What is Furlong disinclined to dwell on now?
(a) Money.
(b) Grudges.
(c) The past.
(d) Prayer.

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

5. Who is Furlong's middle child?
(a) Renee.
(b) Helen.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Sheila.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to say about feeding the men?

3. What does Eileen tell Furlong he does for the family?

4. Where does Furlong spend most of his infancy?

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

(see the answer key)

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