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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Furlong have to do a last-minute delivery to on a Sunday in Chapter 5?

2. What does Mother Superior object to about the sailors in New Ross?

3. What does Eileen say she will do with the money from the nuns?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Furlong try to do while Eileen is icing the cake?

5. Who works at the office with Furlong temporarily in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mother Superior say about the sailors that makes Furlong mad?

2. What name does Sarah Redmond say she goes by in the convent?

3. In Part III, what does Furlong think of the woman with the kettle?

4. How does Furlong feel in church the day he visits the convent in Part IV?

5. What does Furlong do with the girl he finds in the shed?

6. Who works in Furlong's office with him during the rush and how does she feel about it?

7. What excuse does Sarah Redmond give for having been in the shed?

8. Why does Eileen not want Furlong to do anything about what he saw at the laundry?

9. What grabs Furlong about Sarah Redmond's name?

10. Why does the Mother Superior say it must be disappointing that Furlong has no sons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Keegan's descriptions of the setting of New Ross.

Essay Topic 2

How does Keegan describe Furlong as a father to five girls? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Furlong's attitudes towards those less fortunate with those of his wife Eileen's.

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