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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. Who is Furlong's oldest child?
(a) Eileen.
(b) Helen.
(c) Kathleen.
(d) Aoife.

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?
(a) Raw cold.
(b) Sunny but mild.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Hot.

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

4. What religion is Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Buddhist.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is in charge of the convent?

3. What are many girls doing when Furlong makes his delivery in Chapter 4?

4. Where is the story set?

5. What did Furlong "come from"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Furlong often feel grateful?

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

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

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

6. Who does Furlong stop to give a ride and change to on the road in Part I?

7. Where does this story take place?

8. What does Furlong wonder if Eileen ever wonders about?

9. Where did Furlong grow up?

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

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