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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were both of Frank's parents born?
(a) South Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Ireland.

2. Why do Philomena, Delia, Mrs. Leibowitz, and Minnie write to Angela's mother?
(a) They want Angela's mother to come to America to visit.
(b) They want Angela's mother to take care of Frank.
(c) They want Angela's mother to convince Angela to leave Malachy.
(d) They want Angela's mother to send money so that Angela and her family can move back to Ireland.

3. Where does Frank get a job at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A pub.
(b) A potato farm.
(c) A cement factory.
(d) The butcher's shop.

4. How does Frank envision heaven at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A place where there is no rain.
(b) An empty place, like the inside of a coffin.
(c) A place with plenty of food and music and dancing.
(d) A place without drunk fathers, with plenty of food, and with his other dead siblings.

5. Why does Angela go to Malachy's job?
(a) To apply for a job herself.
(b) To ask his boss to give her Malachy's wages.
(c) To visit her husband and bring him lunch.
(d) To show her children where their father is working.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Angela and Malachy's first born son not named after his father?

2. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?

3. Frank's father, Malachy, originally comes to America for what reason?

4. Why does Angela slide into a deep depression?

5. Why is the family receiving less money at the beginning of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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