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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Furlong "come from"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Good stock.
(c) The orphanage.
(d) Money.

2. Who is listed as his father on Furlong's birth certificate?
(a) Ned.
(b) No one.
(c) William.
(d) Henry.

3. Where is it rumored that babies sometimes get adopted out to?
(a) Rich Americans.
(b) Turkish people.
(c) Romanians.
(d) Priests.

4. What does Furlong have a head for?
(a) Praying.
(b) Art.
(c) Business.
(d) Teaching.

5. Where does Furlong spend most of his infancy?
(a) In a moses basket in Mrs. Wilson's kitchen.
(b) In the coal house.
(c) In the laundries.
(d) In the orphanage.

6. What is Furlong disinclined to dwell on now?
(a) Prayer.
(b) The past.
(c) Grudges.
(d) Money.

7. What do Furlong's girls do together in Chapter 3?
(a) Sing carols.
(b) Decorate the tree.
(c) Make cookies.
(d) Write letters to Santa.

8. What religion is Mrs. Wilson?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Jewish.

9. What happens to Furlong after he makes the delivery at the convent?
(a) He faints.
(b) He gets lost on the road.
(c) He eats heartily.
(d) He loses some money.

10. What does a girl in Chapter 4 ask Furlong to do for her?
(a) Take her as far as the river so she can drown herself.
(b) Take her home with him.
(c) Give her his coat.
(d) Feed her.

11. How old is Furlong's mother when she has him?
(a) 16.
(b) 24.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

12. Where has a new airport just opened up?
(a) Galway.
(b) Knock.
(c) Belfast.
(d) Kildare.

13. How do the people feel about the weather in Chapter 1?
(a) They are indifferent to it.
(b) They unhappily endure it.
(c) They hate it.
(d) They love it.

14. How many children does Furlong have?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

15. What is the Irish Republic entitled to, according to the 1916 Proclamation?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Land.
(c) The allegiance of every Irishman and Irishwoman.
(d) Food from peasants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Furlong toast slabs of soda bread over the Rayburn in Chapter 3?

2. Who makes most of the deliveries during busy times in Furlong's business?

3. In Chapter 4, what are there are a lot of in December?

4. Who is Furlong's middle child?

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

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