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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Furlong know the nuns always do?
(a) Do their own landscaping.
(b) Pay what is owing.
(c) Eat well.
(d) Sing.

2. What did Ned once tell Furlong he felt guilty over?
(a) Never becoming a priest.
(b) Eating too much.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Giving away Mrs. Wilson's hay.

3. What does Furlong tell Sarah as he leaves?
(a) He loves her.
(b) She should send for him if she needs anything.
(c) He will give her money.
(d) Hang in there.

4. What does Eileen ask Furlong if he did with the nuns?
(a) Said goodbye to them.
(b) Prayed for them.
(c) Scoffed at them.
(d) Thanked them.

5. When does Kathleen start to look fed up at the coal yard?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

6. Where did Furlong used to play on the Wilson grounds?
(a) Chicken coop.
(b) Silo.
(c) Orchard.
(d) Cement mixer.

7. Who does Furlong have to do a last-minute delivery to on a Sunday in Chapter 5?
(a) The sundry.
(b) The convent.
(c) The school.
(d) The wharf.

8. What does Kathleen have to have done at the dentist in Chapter 5?
(a) Have a cleaning.
(b) Have a tooth filled.
(c) Have a tooth pulled.
(d) Nothing.

9. Whose name does Furlong tell the Mother Superior he has taken himself?
(a) His sister's.
(b) His brother's.
(c) His own mother's.
(d) His father's.

10. What does Eileen say to Furlong when he tells her what he saw that disturbed him at the convent?
(a) She is confused.
(b) He needs to help.
(c) It has nothing to do with them.
(d) She thinks the girls deserve to be treated badly.

11. What does Furlong do at home on Sunday in Chapter 6?
(a) Put up the Christmas tree.
(b) Fix the plumbing.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Dance.

12. What do some women wear to church in Chapter 6?
(a) Headscarves.
(b) High-heeled shoes.
(c) Pants.
(d) Hats.

13. What does Mother Superior tell Furlong she will be expecting in the coming weeks?
(a) An invoice for what's owing.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bag of logs.
(d) A sheep.

14. What does Furlong worry is actually bothering Kathleen in Chapter 5?
(a) The men might be bothering her.
(b) She might be getting bad grades.
(c) She might be suffering from her broken leg.
(d) She might have broken up with her boyfriend.

15. What does Eileen say to take to the person Furlong wants to visit in Chapter 6?
(a) Beef.
(b) Mince pies.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Furlong feel going to mass in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Furlong understand about the Mother Superior as their chat goes on?

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

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

5. What does Furlong say to make conversation with the Mother Superior to drag it out?

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