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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job does Furlong remember from one summer in technical school?
(a) Lemonade stand.
(b) Mushroom factory.
(c) Law office.
(d) Tractor dealer.

3. What does Eileen do with the letters the children write to Santa?
(a) Mails them.
(b) Saves them.
(c) Throws them in the bin.
(d) Burns them.

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

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

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

7. When was Furlong born?
(a) June 2, 1955.
(b) April 8, 1948.
(c) April 1, 1946.
(d) May 10, 1950.

8. Who makes most of the deliveries during busy times in Furlong's business?
(a) Heffery.
(b) Furlong.
(c) Sam.
(d) Ned.

9. How does Furlong toast slabs of soda bread over the Rayburn in Chapter 3?
(a) On a spatula.
(b) With his fingers.
(c) On a long fork.
(d) On a grill.

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

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

12. Who goes about town with hardly a word of English in Part I?
(a) Germans.
(b) Americans.
(c) Polish and Russian boatmen.
(d) Spanish.

13. What does Eileen want to get a loan for in the new year?
(a) A pool.
(b) A big party.
(c) New windows.
(d) A new dress.

14. What kind of book does Furlong say he might like for Christmas?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Biography.
(c) Children's picture book.
(d) Dictionary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the only good school for girls left in town?

2. What kind of tree is in the town square for Christmas?

3. How many children does Furlong have?

4. What do the children take to bed with them every night?

5. What paper do Furlong and Eileen read?

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