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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 is Paddy Clohessy's family doing well in Chapter 15?
(a) Paddy's father died and his life insurance policy was huge.
(b) Paddy and his father now work in England and send money home.
(c) Mrs. Clohessy remarried a rich man.
(d) Paddy won money gambling.

2. Why does Frank feel guilty after Theresa is gone?
(a) She is taken away to the asylum because of her relationship with Frank.
(b) She left town without him saying goodbye.
(c) Her parents forced her to go to America.
(d) She and Frank had a relationship outside of marriage and he is worried her soul is condemned.

3. Why do the McCourt children laugh at Aunt Agnes while they are staying with her in Chapter 10?
(a) She uses a chamber pot.
(b) She falls down the stairs.
(c) She has a wart on her face.
(d) She cannnot cook.

4. How would Angela feel about Frank's work for Mrs. Finucane?
(a) She would want all of the money.
(b) She would want him to quit school and work full time.
(c) She would be proud of him.
(d) She would not approve.

5. Why is Angela upset with Frank when he returns from the pub at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Frank was fighting.
(b) Frank was out past his curfew.
(c) Frank was stealing.
(d) Frank was drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hannon need Frank's help at work?

2. Where does Frank go to stay in Chapter 13?

3. Which of the following items does Frank take from Mrs. Finucane?

4. Why does Mikey call Frank a bastard in Chapter 11?

5. How does Frank feed himself at Pat Sheehan's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Frank hesitant to tell Angela about his job for Mrs. Finucane in Chapter 16?

2. Why do you think Angela is so disappointed in Frank in Chapter 17 when he has his first legal drink?

3. Describe Frank's experience delivering telegrams to the Carmody house in Chapter 15. How is he feeling? Was this an expected occurrence?

4. Why does Frank regret not taking the postal exam in Chapter 18?

5. How does the time Frank spends in the library in Chapter 14 reading a predictor of his future profession?

6. Why is Frank's job with John Hannon in Chapter 11 a mixed blessing?

7. In Chapter 14, what events occur that show Frank's emerging independence?

8. Frank says very little about his grandmother's death. Why do you think this is?

9. Young Malachy leaves Agnes's home and hides at the house on Roden Lane. Why does he run away, and what does this tell you about Malachy's character?

10. What is Frank's motivation for throwing Mrs. Finucane's ledger into the water?

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