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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 especially notice on the door of the convent as he is leaving?
(a) A note.
(b) A feather.
(c) A heart.
(d) A heavy padlock.

2. What shop does Eileen want Furlong to buy her Christmas present in?
(a) Cleary's.
(b) Hanrahan's.
(c) O'Donnell's.
(d) Simmonson's.

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

4. Where do the men go sometimes for meals?
(a) Kehoe's.
(b) McCallister's.
(c) Bendry's.
(d) Helen's.

5. Where is the only good school for girls left in town?
(a) St. Mary's.
(b) St. Margaret's.
(c) St. Agnes's.
(d) St. Helen's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the dirtiest work for Furlong?

2. What do the children take to bed with them every night?

3. What religion is Mrs. Wilson?

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

5. What did Furlong "come from"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does this story take place?

2. What is the predominant religion in Ireland?

3. What kind of weather is Ireland known for?

4. How does Furlong treat his workers?

5. What is unusual about December in New Ross?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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