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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 tell the woman who answers the door to tell the family in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. How does mass feel in Chapter 6 to Furlong?

5. How much money do the nuns give Furlong?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why do people call in last-minute orders to Furlong before Christmas?

7. What grabs Furlong about Sarah Redmond's name?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Keegan establish and maintain suspense throughout this novella? Write a journal entry explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What kind of treatment does Furlong remember from his childhood from other children? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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