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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 promise to leave for the person who helps him get into the yard on the Sunday?
(a) A bag of coal.
(b) A bag of logs.
(c) Christmas cake.
(d) Money.

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

3. What does Furlong tell Sarah as he leaves?
(a) She should send for him if she needs anything.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He will give her money.
(d) Hang in there.

4. What does the Mother Superior say about the dirt on the floor?
(a) It is always dirty there.
(b) He can clean it himself.
(c) Where there's muck, there's luck.
(d) They can clean it later.

5. Who comes out to meet Furlong in Chapter 5 at the convent?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) No one.
(c) Mother Superior.
(d) The priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eileen tell Furlong they have to do in order to keep what they have?

2. Whose name does Furlong tell the Mother Superior he has taken himself?

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

4. What did Ned once tell Furlong he felt guilty over?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part III, what does Furlong tell the woman with the kettle he will give her?

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

6. What does Furlong do with the girl he finds in the shed?

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

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

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

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

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