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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Furlong's wife look like?

2. What does Furlong do sometimes when he wakes in the night?

3. What is the area right beside the river called in Ireland?

4. Where is the only good school for girls left in town?

5. What does the Irish Republic vow to cherish equally, according to the 1916 Proclamation?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what kind of existential worry does Furlong have?

2. What does Furlong wonder if Eileen ever wonders about?

3. How did Furlong meet Eileen?

4. What does Furlong get for Christmas one year as a child that disappoints him?

5. Where did Furlong grow up?

6. Why is Furlong worried about Loretta?

7. What is unusual about December in New Ross?

8. What does Furlong ask Eileen for as a Christmas gift?

9. Why does Furlong often feel grateful?

10. What does Furlong say Eileen does too much?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does emigration effect Irish culture in 1985, the time period when Keegan sets the book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Furlong really begin to delve into the question of who his father might be? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Keegan communicate the church's power and influence to readers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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