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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Eileen say to take to the person Furlong wants to visit in Chapter 6?
(a) Mince pies.
(b) Beef.
(c) Cake.
(d) Ice cream.

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

4. In Chapter 5, what shocking thing does Furlong discover in the convent shed?
(a) A fire.
(b) A nest of rats.
(c) A girl abandoned there, freezing.
(d) A dead dog.

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

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

7. What does Furlong use as a term of affection towards his daughters and others?
(a) A leanbh.
(b) A liebshin.
(c) A cara.
(d) A doh.

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

9. What does Furlong eat at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Apple.
(b) Bun.
(c) Mince pie.
(d) Beef brisket.

10. 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.

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

12. What does Eileen tell Furlong they have to do in order to keep what they have?
(a) Stay on the right side of people.
(b) Send their kids to the right school.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Give things away.

13. What does Furlong tell Sarah as he leaves?
(a) Hang in there.
(b) She should send for him if she needs anything.
(c) He will give her money.
(d) He loves her.

14. What does Eileen apologize to Furlong for in Chapter 4?
(a) Lying.
(b) Yelling at him.
(c) Spending all their money.
(d) Bringing up his mother's circumstances.

15. What does Kathleen have to have done at the dentist in Chapter 5?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Have a tooth pulled.
(c) Have a cleaning.
(d) Have a tooth filled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eileen say to Furlong when he tells her what he saw that disturbed him at the convent?

2. How did Furlong feel going to mass in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Mother Superior give to the girl from the shed?

4. What is Sarah eating as Furlong is leaving the convent?

5. What does Furlong do at home on Sunday in Chapter 6?

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