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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. In Chapter 4, what are there are a lot of in December?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Deaths.
(c) Births.
(d) Crows.

2. Who is Furlong's middle child?
(a) Renee.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Sheila.
(d) Helen.

3. What does Eileen want to get a loan for in the new year?
(a) A pool.
(b) A big party.
(c) New windows.
(d) A new dress.

4. What does Furlong's wife look like?
(a) Blonde hair and blue eyes.
(b) Brown hair and green eyes.
(c) Red hair and green eyes.
(d) Long black hair and slate eyes.

5. What does Furlong have a head for?
(a) Business.
(b) Art.
(c) Praying.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is the book set in?

2. What happens to the weather as Furlong leaves the convent?

3. What is Furlong's first name?

4. About how old is Furlong?

5. Where does Eileen say she will do the Christmas shopping?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Furlong's business like?

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

4. Where does this story take place?

5. How did Furlong meet Eileen?

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

7. What is the predominant religion in Ireland?

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

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

10. What tradition do the five Furlong daughters do every Christmas?

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