Ch 1-2: Origins
What year is the story set (a time of economic recession in Ireland)?
1985
The town gathers in the square in Ch 3 to watch which event?
Turning on the Christmas lights
Who doesFurlong find locked in the freezing coal shed? (Name)
Sarah
Furlong buys what gift for Eileen before returning to the convent?
Shoes
Name the technique: "The streets came alive." (Giving human traits to non-human things.)
Personification
"Christmas was coming." (Simple, Compound, or Complex?)
Simple
A British/Irish term for a large truck used for transport.
Lorry
The Irish term of endearment Furlong uses: "A ______".
Leanbh (Lyan-uv)
Who is the Protestant widow who saved Furlong's mother from poverty?
Mrs. Wilson
What does Furlong get lost in that symbolises his moral confusion?
Fog
What does Mother Superior gives Furlong in an envelope to buy his silence?
£50 note (Money)
Mrs. Kehoe warns Furlong to "Keep the ______ close."
enemy
We only hear Furlong's private thoughts. This is Third-Person ______ narration.
Limited
"Furlong drove the lorry." (Active or Passive Voice?)
Active
Recovering strength and health after an illness (Ned is doing this).
Convalescing
Joan wants an album by which famous rock band for Christmas?
Queen
What was the single word written on Furlong's birth certificate under "Father"?
Unknown
Where does girl in the chapel beg Furlong to take her so she can drown herself?
The River (Barrow)
What excuse does the Mother Superior gives for Sarah being in the shed ("They were playing..."?
Hide and Seek
What does Furlong look into at the barber's and furniture shop to find his identity?
Mirrors
The black birds (Crows) in Chapter 4 are an example of which technique (a bad omen)?
Symbolism (or foreshadowing)
"The coal was delivered by the men." (Active or Passive Voice?)
Passive
The practice of claiming to have moral standards but behaving in a way that contradicts them.
Hypocrisy
Which specific year does the story take place?
1985
Furlong was born on April 1st, leading locals to call him a ______.
Fool
What physical deterrent tops the convent walls to keep the girls inside?
Broken Glass
Furlong refuses to participate in which specific religious sacrament during Mass?
Holy Communion
The specific holiday ("Holy Night") on which the final chapter takes place.
Christmas Eve
The contrast between the rich convent and the poor town is called what?
Juxtaposition
"Although he was tired, he went out." ("Although" is a _______ conjunction).
Subordinating
The state of being involved with others in an illegal or immoral act.
Complicity
Which daughter of Furlong's helps him in the office?
Kathleen
Furlong realizes the "shining floor" of Mrs. Wilson's kitchen resembled a board for which game?
Draughts (Checkers)
What was Eileen's 5-word question that shows she wants to ignore the convent's problems?
What does Mother Superior point out to Furlong to try and humiliate him?
Boy/Sons
As he walks Sarah home, Furlong feels fear, but also a "new, unrecognisable" ______.
Joy
The recurring image of the river throughout the book is called a ______.
Motif
A sentence type that has two independent clauses joined by "and".
Compound
An adjective used to describe a public disgrace or shame (often associated with the treatment of the girls in the laundry).
Ignominious
Loretta won a Texaco art prize for drawing which specific animal "skating across a frozen pond."?
Hen