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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 does Eileen say can afford to be careless?
(a) No one.
(b) People with no children.
(c) The nuns.
(d) The other men at the coal yard.

2. What does Furlong wonder about as he approaches the convent in Chapter 5?
(a) Why he feels upset.
(b) Why is is so red-looking.
(c) Why it is always still there but never feels peaceful.
(d) Why it is so loud.

3. When does Kathleen start to look fed up at the coal yard?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Mother Superior give to the girl from the shed?
(a) Fruitcake.
(b) Coal.
(c) Water.
(d) Whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother Superior object to about the sailors in New Ross?

2. What does Eileen apologize to Furlong for in Chapter 4?

3. Where does Sarah say she is from?

4. What does Furlong know the nuns always do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuse does Sarah Redmond give for having been in the shed?

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

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

4. What does Mother Superior say about the sailors that makes Furlong mad?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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