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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Margaret get angry with Frank and make him take Galvin's food to the kiln for free?
(a) Frank ate Galvin's food before he got to the kiln.
(b) Frank dropped the food and it wasn't good anymore.
(c) Frank went to the cinema instead of taking the food.
(d) Frank sold the food.

2. Why does Angela slide into a deep depression?
(a) She is sad because Malachy cannot hold down a job.
(b) She is depressed because Malachy is an alcoholic.
(c) She is miserable because she misses Ireland.
(d) She is depressed because Margaret died.

3. Why does young Malachy have to visit Barrington's Hospital?
(a) Young Malachy has caught pneumonia.
(b) Young Malachy has drank some of his father's liquor.
(c) He has consumption.
(d) The older Malachy's dentures have gotten stuck in young Malachy's mouth.

4. Why is Frank concerned for Mickey's soul?
(a) Mickey is a thief.
(b) Mickey is a Protestant.
(c) Mickey is a liar.
(d) Mickey looked at dirty pictures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank hospitalized?

2. Why does Mickey die?

3. Why does Mr. O'Halloran yell at Mr. O'Neill?

4. What does Frank confess at his first confession?

5. How does Mr. Benson have the boys practice for communion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you feel it was necessary for the McCourts, in Chapter 3, to move from the room on Hartstronge Street to Roden Lane? Why or why not?

2. Why does Peter Dooley want to read the news on the BBC radio? What do you think of his goals?

3. Describe the circumstances that lead the McCourt family back to Ireland in Chapter 1.

4. Discuss Malachy's attitude towards work in Chapter 3.

5. In Chapter 7, Frank gets and loses two jobs. Reflect on what this shows about the stability of his life.

6. Why is Mikey not considered a "proper" Catholic?

7. Why does Frank feel sorry for the Spellacies in Chapter 7?

8. Describe Paddy Clohessy's life as seen in Chapter 4. Do you think he is better or worse off than Frank?

9. Frank is hospitalized again in Chapter 9. What might this tell you about his overall health, and what might be the cause of it?

10. Nora Molloy is often institutionalized in the asylum. How does she feel about these hospitalizations? How are Nora's plight and Angela's plight similar?

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