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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Furlong get upset with Eileen in Chapter 6?
(a) She cheats on him.
(b) She asks if he gave all his change away.
(c) She does not get him the present he wanted.
(d) She curses at him.

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

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

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

6. Why can Furlong not get into the yard to make his delivery at first in Chapter 5?
(a) The nuns are not home.
(b) The padlock is frozen.
(c) His truck breaks down.
(d) He forgets the key.

7. What does Kathleen say she has to do with her mother that she does not want to do in Chapter 5?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Eat dinner.
(c) Go ring shopping.
(d) Go to the dentist.

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

9. What does Furlong worry is actually bothering Kathleen in Chapter 5?
(a) She might be getting bad grades.
(b) The men might be bothering her.
(c) She might have broken up with her boyfriend.
(d) She might be suffering from her broken leg.

10. In Chapter 6, what does Furlong try to do while Eileen is icing the cake?
(a) Clean the plumbing.
(b) Sweep the floor.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) Sing.

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

12. Where is Ned when Furlong tries to find him?
(a) Church.
(b) Shops.
(c) Work.
(d) Hospital.

13. Who works at the office with Furlong temporarily in Chapter 5?
(a) Joan.
(b) Sam.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Loretta.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what was Furlong's habit on fine Sundays early in his marriage?

2. Who does Furlong want to go visit in Chapter 6?

3. What does the girl in the shed ask Furlong to ask the nuns about in Chapter 5?

4. What does Eileen say happens when they start thinking about things?

5. What did Ned once tell Furlong he felt guilty over?

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