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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 45 - 66).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Mother Superior say about the dirt on the floor?
(a) It is always dirty there.
(b) He can clean it himself.
(c) They can clean it later.
(d) Where there's muck, there's luck.

2. What are many girls doing when Furlong makes his delivery in Chapter 4?
(a) Polishing the floors.
(b) Cooking eggs.
(c) Making candles.
(d) Baking bread.

3. What does Furlong promise to leave for the person who helps him get into the yard on the Sunday?
(a) A bag of coal.
(b) A bag of logs.
(c) Money.
(d) Christmas cake.

4. What do the Furlongs get for Joan for Christmas?
(a) A Queen album.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A scarf.
(d) Jeans.

5. In Chapter 5, who gives Furlong what he needs to get into the yard?
(a) The nun.
(b) A young girl across the street.
(c) A dog.
(d) The janitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Angelus bell ring?

2. Which river runs through the town the story is set in?

3. What company has been making people redundant?

4. What does the Mother Superior call Furlong?

5. What kind of place is the convent?

(see the answer key)

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