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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Matthew Quirke set for?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) A future in banking.
(c) The priesthood.
(d) An idle life.

2. What illness does Heloise have?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. What does the old man have in his house?
(a) Moths.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Termites.

4. What does Horahan not do?
(a) Dream.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Speak.
(d) Listen.

5. How does Everard describe himself at Lahardane?
(a) An intruder.
(b) A master.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A visitor.

6. What color are the hydrangeas?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

7. What instrument does Mattie play?
(a) The accordion.
(b) The harmonica.
(c) The piano.
(d) The banjo.

8. What is being manufactured in Enniseala?
(a) Cars.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Boots.
(d) Coats.

9. How long does World War Two last?
(a) Four years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Seven years.

10. What part of Lahardane has become derelict?
(a) The outhouse.
(b) The gate.
(c) The milk shed.
(d) The grass.

11. What does Horahan see Captain Gault's return as?
(a) A bad thing.
(b) A sign.
(c) An omen.
(d) A chance to get revenge.

12. Everard has heard Ireland described as 'Ireland of the ________.'
(a) English.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Ruins.
(d) Bullet.

13. What embroidery caused Lucy much excitement?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Elm trees.
(c) Swans.
(d) Robins.

14. Who wrote Florence Macarthy?
(a) Lord Melchett.
(b) Amy Hardwood.
(c) Lady Morgan.
(d) Lord Percy.

15. Hold old was Heloise when she died?
(a) 69.
(b) 67.
(c) 66.
(d) 68.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the Captain in this chapter?

2. What is the name of the girl in the cafe?

3. What is upright in the corner of the field that Ralph and his wife see?

4. What is the elm only fit for?

5. What does the Captain use to repair the roof?

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