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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Ned once tell Furlong he felt guilty over?
(a) Never becoming a priest.
(b) Giving away Mrs. Wilson's hay.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Eating too much.

4. What does Eileen accuse Furlong of being?
(a) Not smart.
(b) Deceitful.
(c) Malicious.
(d) Soft-hearted.

5. Who does Furlong credit with saving him and his mother?
(a) Mrs. Wilson.
(b) Henry.
(c) The guards.
(d) The nuns.

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

7. In Chapter 5, what does Furlong give to the girl he finds?
(a) His coat.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Water.

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

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

10. Where does the man tell Furlong the road will take him when he gets lost?
(a) To the North.
(b) Anywhere he wants to go.
(c) To the South.
(d) To the bog.

11. What does Eileen tell Furlong they must do if they "want to get on in life"?
(a) Ignore things.
(b) Make more money.
(c) Eat better.
(d) Help people.

12. Who does Eileen tell Furlong to invite to Christmas dinner in Chapter 6?
(a) Michael.
(b) Ned.
(c) Richard.
(d) Henry.

13. Who is the girl Furlong finds in the shed in Chapter 5?
(a) Louise Partridge.
(b) Ellie Fiffer.
(c) Eileen Long.
(d) Sarah Redmond.

14. How does mass feel in Chapter 6 to Furlong?
(a) He does not go to mass.
(b) Long.
(c) Short.
(d) Ordinary.

15. In Chapter 6, what was Furlong's habit on fine Sundays early in his marriage?
(a) To go to the river.
(b) To go visit his mother.
(c) To go to the park.
(d) To go out to visit Mrs. Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eileen say can afford to be careless?

2. What does Furlong wonder about himself as he makes the convent delivery in Chapter 5?

3. How much money do the nuns give Furlong?

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

5. What does Furlong tell the woman who answers the door to tell the family in Chapter 6?

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