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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Furlong remember from one summer in technical school?
(a) Lemonade stand.
(b) Law office.
(c) Mushroom factory.
(d) Tractor dealer.

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

3. What is the dirtiest work for Furlong?
(a) Briquettes.
(b) Gas.
(c) Coal.
(d) Timber.

4. How did Mrs. Wilson's husband die?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) Of a heart attack.
(c) Of cancer.
(d) In the war.

5. Where is the only good school for girls left in town?
(a) St. Helen's.
(b) St. Mary's.
(c) St. Agnes's.
(d) St. Margaret's.

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

7. Who did Mrs. Wilson once tell Furlong he was a credit to?
(a) Himself.
(b) His mother.
(c) Ned.
(d) Her.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Eileen want to get a loan for in the new year?
(a) New windows.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A pool.
(d) A big party.

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

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

15. Who is Furlong's oldest child?
(a) Helen.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Aoife.
(d) Eileen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Furlong's wife?

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?

3. What does Furlong sell?

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

5. What kind of book does Furlong say he might like for Christmas?

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