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

2. What is the Irish Republic entitled to, according to the 1916 Proclamation?
(a) Food from peasants.
(b) Land.
(c) The allegiance of every Irishman and Irishwoman.
(d) Taxes.

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

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

5. What is the convent known for?
(a) Its bread.
(b) Its candles.
(c) Its rosaries.
(d) Its excellent laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a girl in Chapter 4 ask Furlong to do for her?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Eileen insist the girls make together?

3. What does Furlong do sometimes when he wakes in the night?

4. What kind of smoke comes from the fires at the convent?

5. Who makes most of the deliveries during busy times in Furlong's business?

(see the answer key)

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