2. Where is it rumored that babies sometimes get adopted out to?
(a) Turkish people.
(b) Romanians.
(c) Rich Americans.
(d) Priests.

3. What paper do Furlong and Eileen read?
(a) The Kildare Courier.
(b) The Independent.
(c) The Galway Bay.
(d) The Bear-Times.

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

5. How old is Furlong's mother when she has him?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

6. When were there yellow trees?
(a) In April.
(b) In October.
(c) In January.
(d) In February.

7. What do the children take to bed with them every night?
(a) Hot briquettes.
(b) Space heaters.
(c) Hot water bottles.
(d) Special socks.

8. Where has a new airport just opened up?
(a) Belfast.
(b) Knock.
(c) Galway.
(d) Kildare.

9. What does a girl in Chapter 4 ask Furlong to do for her?
(a) Feed her.
(b) Take her as far as the river so she can drown herself.
(c) Take her home with him.
(d) Give her his coat.

10. Who is Mrs. Wilson's farmhand?
(a) Henry.
(b) Sam.
(c) Ned.
(d) William.

11. Where is the story set?
(a) Kildare.
(b) Dublin.
(c) New Ross.
(d) Galway.

12. What does the Irish Republic guarantee to citizens, according to the 1916 Proclamation?
(a) Money.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Food.
(d) Religious and civil liberty.

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

14. What do Furlong's girls do together in Chapter 3?
(a) Write letters to Santa.
(b) Sing carols.
(c) Make cookies.
(d) Decorate the tree.

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