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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eileen say can afford to be careless?
(a) People with no children.
(b) The nuns.
(c) No one.
(d) The other men at the coal yard.

2. What does Furlong wonder about as he approaches the convent in Chapter 5?
(a) Why is is so red-looking.
(b) Why it is always still there but never feels peaceful.
(c) Why it is so loud.
(d) Why he feels upset.

3. What does Eileen bring up for the first time in Chapter 4 that is a "cheap blow" to Furlong?
(a) Their daughters need help.
(b) His mother was a prostitute.
(c) He is sick.
(d) His mother had him out of wedlock.

4. What does the Mother Superior say about the dirt on the floor?
(a) He can clean it himself.
(b) It is always dirty there.
(c) Where there's muck, there's luck.
(d) They can clean it later.

5. What does Eileen say to Furlong when he tells her what he saw that disturbed him at the convent?
(a) It has nothing to do with them.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She thinks the girls deserve to be treated badly.
(d) He needs to help.

6. What does Sarah first tell Furlong her name is?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Michael.
(c) Henry.
(d) Enda.

7. What does the girl in the shed eventually say she was doing there?
(a) Playing a game.
(b) Praying.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Eating.

8. Who comes out to meet Furlong in Chapter 5 at the convent?
(a) Mother Superior.
(b) No one.
(c) The priest.
(d) The Bishop.

9. How much money do the nuns give Furlong?
(a) 300 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

10. Where did Furlong used to play on the Wilson grounds?
(a) Orchard.
(b) Chicken coop.
(c) Silo.
(d) Cement mixer.

11. What does Mother Superior tell Furlong she will be expecting in the coming weeks?
(a) A bag of logs.
(b) An invoice for what's owing.
(c) A dog.
(d) A sheep.

12. What does Furlong tell the woman who answers the door to tell the family in Chapter 6?
(a) Happy Easter.
(b) Happy New Year.
(c) Happy Thanksgiving.
(d) Happy Christmas.

13. What does Eileen ask Furlong if he did with the nuns?
(a) Thanked them.
(b) Prayed for them.
(c) Said goodbye to them.
(d) Scoffed at them.

14. Who has his arm in a sling in church in Chapter 6?
(a) Harry the hairdresser.
(b) Mark the poet.
(c) Doherty the vet.
(d) Henry the dog-catcher.

15. What does Furlong do at home on Sunday in Chapter 6?
(a) Dance.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Fix the plumbing.
(d) Put up the Christmas tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Furlong eat at the end of Chapter 6?

2. Who works at the office with Furlong temporarily in Chapter 5?

3. What does Furlong do before he visits the convent with the order in Chapter 5?

4. Why does Furlong get upset with Eileen in Chapter 6?

5. What does Kathleen say she has to do with her mother that she does not want to do in Chapter 5?

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