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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to say about feeding the men?
(a) Pork is only for Tuesdays.
(b) Fish is only for Fridays.
(c) Beef is only for Sundays.
(d) The empty sack cannot stand.

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

3. What religion is Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Jewish.

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

5. Who is listed as his father on Furlong's birth certificate?
(a) Henry.
(b) Ned.
(c) No one.
(d) William.

6. What do the Furlong girls drink together in Chapter 3?
(a) Milk.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Orange Fanta.
(d) Ribena.

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

8. Who is Furlong's middle child?
(a) Sheila.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Helen.
(d) Renee.

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

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

11. What is Furlong disinclined to dwell on now?
(a) The past.
(b) Money.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Grudges.

12. What does the Irish Republic vow to cherish equally, according to the 1916 Proclamation?
(a) The children of the nation.
(b) Land.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Prayers.

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

14. What company has been making people redundant?
(a) Johnston Mooney and O'Briens.
(b) Albatros.
(c) O'Donnell's.
(d) Hanrahan's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of smoke comes from the fires at the convent?

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?

3. How do the people feel about the weather in Chapter 1?

4. In what religion is Furlong raised?

5. Who is in charge of the convent?

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