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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what does Mother Superior give to the girl from the shed?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Fruitcake.
(c) Water.
(d) Coal.

3. What does Grace play in Chapter 6?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Accordian.
(c) Piano.
(d) Tin whistle.

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

5. What do some women wear to church in Chapter 6?
(a) Hats.
(b) High-heeled shoes.
(c) Headscarves.
(d) Pants.

6. Whose name does Furlong tell the Mother Superior he has taken himself?
(a) His sister's.
(b) His brother's.
(c) His own mother's.
(d) His father's.

7. What does Furlong wonder about himself as he makes the convent delivery in Chapter 5?
(a) If he is really good.
(b) If he is going to be able to work much longer.
(c) If he has become a man consigned to doorways.
(d) If he really loves his wife.

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

9. What does Mother Superior give to just Furlong as he leaves the convent?
(a) A statue.
(b) A Christmas tree.
(c) A fawn.
(d) A card with money for him.

10. What does Furlong know the nuns always do?
(a) Do their own landscaping.
(b) Pay what is owing.
(c) Eat well.
(d) Sing.

11. What does Furlong regret about his last trip to the convent in Chapter 6?
(a) How he had fallen.
(b) How he had refused the money.
(c) How he had never asked about the girl's baby as she had entreated him to.
(d) How he had not actually delivered the coal.

12. In Chapter 5, what is forecast for Christmas week?
(a) Mild weather.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Record-breaking high temperatures.

13. What does the woman at Mrs. Wilson's old house say that gives Furlong a start?
(a) He looks like Mrs. Wilson.
(b) She thinks he is handsome.
(c) She thinks they are brother and sister.
(d) He looks like Ned.

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

15. Who does Furlong want to go visit in Chapter 6?
(a) Henry.
(b) Rick.
(c) Ned.
(d) Ellen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what does Furlong give to the girl he finds?

3. What does Furlong wonder about as he approaches the convent in Chapter 5?

4. What does Furlong tell Sarah as he leaves?

5. In Chapter 6, what does Furlong try to do while Eileen is icing the cake?

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