DESPERATE!! Can anybody help me answer some questions about "The Garden of Martyrs" by Michael C. White?

Question

1. What does the garden of martyrs in the title refer to?
2. Although the are both Irish, in what ways do Daley & Halligan differ?
3. Halligan is troubled by a love he left in Ireland. Cheverus tries to help him confess his sins even though Halligan is not particularly religious. As he approaches his death, what conclusion does he reach about the nature of love & forgiveness?
4. Cheverus & Halligan have dark secrets in their pasts. How do the inner conflicts resulting from those secrets bring the men closer together?
5. Why is Cheverus, as a representative of the Catholic Church, at first reluctant to get involved with the fate of the two Irishmen?
6. Cheverus finds in his “heart of hearts” some of the same prejudices toward the Irish that the general populace holds. Why? How does he overcome them?
7. Why does Finola Daley make Father Chevrus uncomfortable?
8. The 3 main characters are all immigrants. However, how is the novel about the quintessential American spirit?

Answer 1

Here's some reviews:

http://www.bookloons.com/cgi-bin/Review.ASP?bookid=3590
http://www.powells.com/biblio?PID=26685&cgi=product&isbn=0312322089

Answer 2

Have you ever heard of doing your homework by yourself??!!!
Do some research instead of asking others for answers. It's called cheating, buddy, and it gets you no where.