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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who makes most of the deliveries during busy times in Furlong's business?
(a) Sam.
(b) Furlong.
(c) Heffery.
(d) Ned.
2. Who is Mrs. Wilson's farmhand?
(a) Sam.
(b) Ned.
(c) William.
(d) Henry.
3. Who is Furlong's wife?
(a) Janelle.
(b) Helen.
(c) Rochelle.
(d) Eileen.
4. What do the children take to bed with them every night?
(a) Hot briquettes.
(b) Space heaters.
(c) Hot water bottles.
(d) Special socks.
5. What would be the easiest thing in the world that Furlong knows?
(a) To die early.
(b) To pray more often.
(c) To make money.
(d) To lost everything.
6. What does Furlong sell?
(a) Bread.
(b) Coal and timber.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Water.
7. What kind of book does Furlong say he might like for Christmas?
(a) Mystery.
(b) Children's picture book.
(c) Dictionary.
(d) Biography.
8. About how old is Furlong?
(a) Almost 40.
(b) Almost 50.
(c) About 32.
(d) Almost 60.
9. Who did Mrs. Wilson once tell Furlong he was a credit to?
(a) Himself.
(b) Ned.
(c) His mother.
(d) Her.
10. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to say about feeding the men?
(a) Beef is only for Sundays.
(b) Fish is only for Fridays.
(c) The empty sack cannot stand.
(d) Pork is only for Tuesdays.
11. What is Mrs. Wilson's income from?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Herefords and Cheviot ewes.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Sheep.
12. Where do the men go sometimes for meals?
(a) Kehoe's.
(b) McCallister's.
(c) Helen's.
(d) Bendry's.
13. What does the Irish Republic guarantee to citizens, according to the 1916 Proclamation?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Religious and civil liberty.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.
14. What happens to the weather as Furlong leaves the convent?
(a) The sun comes out.
(b) It starts to snow.
(c) A fog is coming down.
(d) It starts raining hard.
15. What does the nun who pays him make Furlong think of?
(a) A strong, spoiled pony.
(b) A dog.
(c) A snake.
(d) A cat.
Short Answer Questions
1. When were there yellow trees?
2. Which river runs through the town the story is set in?
3. What does Furlong's wife look like?
4. Where does Furlong spend most of his infancy?
5. What paper do Furlong and Eileen read?
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