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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Furlong sell?
(a) Water.
(b) Bread.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Coal and timber.

2. What does the Irish Republic guarantee to citizens, according to the 1916 Proclamation?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Religious and civil liberty.

3. What is Mrs. Wilson's income from?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Herefords and Cheviot ewes.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cheese.

4. What is the area right beside the river called in Ireland?
(a) Barristers.
(b) Firezes.
(c) Rilets.
(d) Quays.

5. Who does Furlong tell Eileen she will "meet coming back" if she does not slow down?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her son.
(c) His mother.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Furlong "come from"?

2. How many children does Furlong have?

3. In what religion is Furlong raised?

4. What does the Irish Republic vow to cherish equally, according to the 1916 Proclamation?

5. What shop does Eileen want Furlong to buy her Christmas present in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Furlong worried about Loretta?

2. Why does Furlong often feel grateful?

3. What kind of weather is Ireland known for?

4. What does Furlong say Eileen does too much?

5. Why was Furlong sometimes treated badly as a child?

6. What does Furlong ask Eileen for as a Christmas gift?

7. Where does this story take place?

8. What is Furlong's business like?

9. What is one reason Furlong never finds out for sure who his father is?

10. What does one girl ask Furlong when he makes a delivery at the laundry in Part II?

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