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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) The nun.
(b) A young girl across the street.
(c) The janitor.
(d) A dog.

2. What does the girl in the shed eventually say she was doing there?
(a) Playing a game.
(b) Praying.
(c) Eating.
(d) Meditating.

3. Whose name does Furlong tell the Mother Superior he has taken himself?
(a) His brother's.
(b) His father's.
(c) His sister's.
(d) His own mother's.

4. How does mass feel in Chapter 6 to Furlong?
(a) Short.
(b) He does not go to mass.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Long.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Furlong try to do while Eileen is icing the cake?
(a) Sing.
(b) Clean the plumbing.
(c) Eat dinner.
(d) Sweep the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sarah eating as Furlong is leaving the convent?

2. In Chapter 6, what mass does Furlong miss?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Furlong understand about the Mother Superior as their chat goes on?

4. Who does Furlong credit with saving him and his mother?

5. What does Eileen say to take to the person Furlong wants to visit in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother Superior insist Furlong does when he delivers the coal?

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

3. What does Sarah Redmond ask Furlong to ask the Mother Superior about?

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

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

6. What does Eileen emphasize to Furlong about the girl he saw at the laundry?

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

8. Who works in Furlong's office with him during the rush and how does she feel about it?

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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