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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Eileen say she will do the Christmas shopping?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Cork.
(c) Galway.
(d) Waterford.

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

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

5. Who takes Furlong's mother to the hospital the day he is born?
(a) Mrs. Weaver.
(b) Mrs. Vickers.
(c) Mrs. Wilson.
(d) Mrs. Hendries.

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

7. How many children does Furlong have?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

8. Where was Eileen working when Furlong met her?
(a) Graves & Co.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The Law Office.

9. What is their never a shortage of around town?
(a) Math teachers.
(b) Knitters.
(c) Priests.
(d) Gossips.

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

11. What does Furlong's wife look like?
(a) Blonde hair and blue eyes.
(b) Red hair and green eyes.
(c) Brown hair and green eyes.
(d) Long black hair and slate eyes.

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

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

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

15. What are Furlong's earliest memories of?
(a) Serving plates, a black range, and a shining floor.
(b) Coal.
(c) Tables.
(d) Churches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Furlong go to the convent in Chapter 4?

3. What does the Irish Republic guarantee to citizens, according to the 1916 Proclamation?

4. What is Mrs. Wilson's income from?

5. What is the Irish Republic entitled to, according to the 1916 Proclamation?

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