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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What come down to scrabble in the grass?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Rooks.
(d) Jays.

2. What newspaper does Lucy buy?
(a) The Dublin Spectator.
(b) Ireland Today.
(c) Irish Times.
(d) The New York Times.

3. What does Madame Vacelles drink?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Absinthe.
(d) A cooler.

4. What does Lucy look for in Enniseala?
(a) The white balloon.
(b) The red wagon.
(c) The blue car.
(d) The black bicycle.

5. What bird did Heloise Gault embroider?
(a) An owl.
(b) A goose.
(c) A turkey.
(d) A bluejay.

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

7. What is the elm only fit for?
(a) Barrels.
(b) Particle board.
(c) Kindling.
(d) Coffins.

8. Who rents the grazing land at Lahardane?
(a) The IRA.
(b) The Irish Government.
(c) The O'Reillys.
(d) Horahan.

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

10. What does Lucy think Lahardane will be made into?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A museum.
(c) A casino.
(d) A boarding house.

11. What word did Heloise never use to describe her husband?
(a) Honor.
(b) Passion.
(c) Irish.
(d) Cruel.

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

13. Who does Horahan say addressed him when he saw Captain Gault on the promenade?
(a) Our Savior.
(b) Our Lady.
(c) Our Lord.
(d) Our mutual friend.

14. What season is it in this chapter?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Horahan not do?

2. By tradition, how are Gault gravestones laid out?

3. What does Ralph's father smoke?

4. How many men are there on the promenade?

5. Where does Everard go after his first year of being alone?

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