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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 is their never a shortage of around town?
(a) Knitters.
(b) Gossips.
(c) Math teachers.
(d) Priests.

2. What does a girl in Chapter 4 ask Furlong to do for her?
(a) Take her as far as the river so she can drown herself.
(b) Feed her.
(c) Give her his coat.
(d) Take her home with him.

3. What does Furlong have a head for?
(a) Business.
(b) Praying.
(c) Art.
(d) Teaching.

4. How old was Furlong when his mother died?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

5. What does Furlong do sometimes when he wakes in the night?
(a) Puts the kettle on for tea.
(b) Bakes bread.
(c) Eats toast.
(d) Draws.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has a new airport just opened up?

2. What dream does Eileen tell Furlong she has had recently?

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

4. Who is Furlong's middle child?

5. What job does Furlong remember from one summer in technical school?

(see the answer key)

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