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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of smoke comes from the fires at the convent?
(a) No smoke.
(b) Strange, greenish smoke.
(c) Odorless smoke.
(d) Red smoke.

2. Who is Furlong's wife?
(a) Janelle.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Rochelle.
(d) Helen.

3. What does the nun chastise Furlong about?
(a) His pants looking strange.
(b) His glasses.
(c) The load of coal being too light.
(d) Upsetting the geese on the lawn.

4. Who is Furlong's youngest child?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Loretta.
(d) Eileen.

5. What kind of place is the convent?
(a) A dead-looking one.
(b) A powerful-looking one.
(c) A gothic-looking one.
(d) An ordinary-looking one.

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

7. How did Mrs. Wilson's husband die?
(a) Of cancer.
(b) Of a heart attack.
(c) In the war.
(d) In a car accident.

8. Why does Furlong go to the convent in Chapter 4?
(a) To make a delivery.
(b) To buy a rosary.
(c) To get bread.
(d) to have his laundry done.

9. Which river runs through the town the story is set in?
(a) The Fiere River.
(b) The Barrow River.
(c) The LIffey River.
(d) The Lee River.

10. What would be the easiest thing in the world that Furlong knows?
(a) To die early.
(b) To make money.
(c) To lost everything.
(d) To pray more often.

11. Who does Loretta not want to see that Furlong worries about?
(a) Helen.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her granny.
(d) Santa.

12. What does the nun who pays him make Furlong think of?
(a) A snake.
(b) A cat.
(c) A strong, spoiled pony.
(d) A dog.

13. What shop does Eileen want Furlong to buy her Christmas present in?
(a) Cleary's.
(b) Simmonson's.
(c) O'Donnell's.
(d) Hanrahan's.

14. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny but mild.
(c) Hot.
(d) Raw cold.

15. 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) Take her home with him.
(d) Give her his coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Furlong's earliest memories of?

2. Who is Furlong's middle child?

3. What happens to the weather as Furlong leaves the convent?

4. How many children does Furlong have?

5. How old is Furlong's mother when she has him?

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