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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 5, who gives Furlong what he needs to get into the yard?
(a) A dog.
(b) The janitor.
(c) A young girl across the street.
(d) The nun.

2. What does Furlong do at home on Sunday in Chapter 6?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Put up the Christmas tree.
(c) Dance.
(d) Fix the plumbing.

3. What does Eileen say happens when they start thinking about things?
(a) It brings them down.
(b) It helps them.
(c) It makes them crazy.
(d) It makes them better people.

4. What does Eileen apologize to Furlong for in Chapter 4?
(a) Yelling at him.
(b) Lying.
(c) Spending all their money.
(d) Bringing up his mother's circumstances.

5. What did Ned once tell Furlong he felt guilty over?
(a) Never becoming a priest.
(b) Giving away Mrs. Wilson's hay.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Eating too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mother Superior call Furlong?

2. What does Eileen ask Furlong if he did with the nuns?

3. What does the Mother Superior give to Furlong in Chapter 5?

4. Who does Furlong have to do a last-minute delivery to on a Sunday in Chapter 5?

5. What does Mother Superior tell Furlong she will be expecting in the coming weeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Mother Superior give to Furlong for Christmas?

2. What grabs Furlong about Sarah Redmond's name?

3. Who does Furlong go to visit the same day he makes the delivery at the convent?

4. Why does Eileen not want Furlong to do anything about what he saw at the laundry?

5. What does Eileen say about Furlong when he tells her about his visit to the laundry in Part III?

6. What does Furlong say sharply to Eileen in Part IV?

7. What name does Sarah Redmond say she goes by in the convent?

8. In Part III, what does Furlong think of the woman with the kettle?

9. What does Furlong ask Sarah that she is too upset to answer?

10. Why does the Mother Superior say it must be disappointing that Furlong has no sons?

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