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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 is Furlong disinclined to dwell on now?
(a) Money.
(b) Prayer.
(c) The past.
(d) Grudges.

2. When does the Angelus bell ring?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Noon.
(d) One.

3. What do the children take to bed with them every night?
(a) Space heaters.
(b) Hot briquettes.
(c) Hot water bottles.
(d) Special socks.

4. What is Furlong's first name?
(a) Henry.
(b) Allen.
(c) Paul.
(d) Bill.

5. What kind of book does Furlong say he might like for Christmas?
(a) Biography.
(b) Children's picture book.
(c) Dictionary.
(d) Mystery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Furlong sell?

2. What does the nun chastise Furlong about?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Eileen insist the girls make together?

4. Who goes about town with hardly a word of English in Part I?

5. When was Furlong born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of reputation does the laundry at the convent have?

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

3. What are some rumors about the laundry at the convent?

4. Why does Furlong often feel grateful?

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

6. In Part II, what kind of existential worry does Furlong have?

7. What does Furlong say Eileen does too much?

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

9. Where did Furlong grow up?

10. What does Furlong get for Christmas one year as a child that disappoints him?

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