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

3. How do the people feel about the weather in Chapter 1?
(a) They love it.
(b) They unhappily endure it.
(c) They hate it.
(d) They are indifferent to it.

4. Who does Furlong tell Eileen she will "meet coming back" if she does not slow down?
(a) Her son.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her mother.
(d) His mother.

5. Where do the men go sometimes for meals?
(a) Bendry's.
(b) Helen's.
(c) Kehoe's.
(d) McCallister's.

6. What does Furlong sell?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Coal and timber.
(c) Water.
(d) Bread.

7. What did Furlong "come from"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The orphanage.
(c) Good stock.
(d) Money.

8. Where does Furlong spend most of his infancy?
(a) In the laundries.
(b) In a moses basket in Mrs. Wilson's kitchen.
(c) In the orphanage.
(d) In the coal house.

9. What dream does Eileen tell Furlong she has had recently?
(a) Katheleen had a rotten tooth.
(b) Joan got bad grades.
(c) Sheila was married.
(d) Furlong had cancer.

10. How old was Furlong when his mother died?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

11. What kind of school does Furlong go to?
(a) Medical school.
(b) Warfordshire school.
(c) Technical school.
(d) Engineering school.

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

13. What does Furlong especially notice on the door of the convent as he is leaving?
(a) A heart.
(b) A heavy padlock.
(c) A note.
(d) A feather.

14. What is Eileen pleased about to do with the Christmas cake?
(a) The marzipan has set.
(b) It is very sugary.
(c) The fruit has not fallen.
(d) It is not overcooked.

15. About how old is Furlong?
(a) Almost 60.
(b) Almost 50.
(c) About 32.
(d) Almost 40.