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

2. What does Furlong worry is actually bothering Kathleen in Chapter 5?
(a) The men might be bothering her.
(b) She might be suffering from her broken leg.
(c) She might have broken up with her boyfriend.
(d) She might be getting bad grades.

3. In Chapter 6, what mass does Furlong miss?
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

4. What does Furlong know the nuns always do?
(a) Pay what is owing.
(b) Do their own landscaping.
(c) Eat well.
(d) Sing.

5. What does Mother Superior tell Furlong she will be expecting in the coming weeks?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A bag of logs.
(c) A dog.
(d) An invoice for what's owing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Eileen accuse Furlong of being?

3. What trees line the way to the old Wilson house?

4. Who has his arm in a sling in church in Chapter 6?

5. What does Furlong tell the woman who answers the door to tell the family in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ned tell Furlong he feels guilty about from the past?

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

5. In Part III, what does Eileen say to Furlong about his past for the first time?

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

7. How does Furlong feel in church the day he visits the convent in Part IV?

8. Who does Furlong begin to think might be his father?

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

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

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