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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of smoke comes from the fires at the convent?
(a) Red smoke.
(b) Odorless smoke.
(c) No smoke.
(d) Strange, greenish smoke.

2. What do the children take to bed with them every night?
(a) Space heaters.
(b) Hot water bottles.
(c) Special socks.
(d) Hot briquettes.

3. What does the nun chastise Furlong about?
(a) His glasses.
(b) Upsetting the geese on the lawn.
(c) His pants looking strange.
(d) The load of coal being too light.

4. What is Eileen pleased about to do with the Christmas cake?
(a) The fruit has not fallen.
(b) The marzipan has set.
(c) It is not overcooked.
(d) It is very sugary.

5. Who is Mrs. Wilson's farmhand?
(a) Ned.
(b) William.
(c) Henry.
(d) Sam.

6. How does Furlong toast slabs of soda bread over the Rayburn in Chapter 3?
(a) On a spatula.
(b) On a long fork.
(c) With his fingers.
(d) On a grill.

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

8. What kind of school does Furlong go to?
(a) Medical school.
(b) Warfordshire school.
(c) Engineering school.
(d) Technical school.

9. What are many girls doing when Furlong makes his delivery in Chapter 4?
(a) Baking bread.
(b) Polishing the floors.
(c) Making candles.
(d) Cooking eggs.

10. What does Mrs. Kehoe like to say about feeding the men?
(a) The empty sack cannot stand.
(b) Beef is only for Sundays.
(c) Pork is only for Tuesdays.
(d) Fish is only for Fridays.

11. Where was Eileen working when Furlong met her?
(a) The Law Office.
(b) Graves & Co.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The cemetery.

12. What year is the book set in?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1999.

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

14. Where is the story set?
(a) New Ross.
(b) Kildare.
(c) Galway.
(d) Dublin.

15. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?
(a) Raw cold.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Sunny but mild.
(d) Hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Wilson's husband die?

2. How do the people feel about the weather in Chapter 1?

3. Who is listed as his father on Furlong's birth certificate?

4. What book does Furlong remember receiving for Christmas when he was a boy?

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

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