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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of food had Frank tried to get into the Sixty-eight Street Playhouse when he went there one time with the food in his hand?
(a) Hershey's chocolate bar.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Pig's feet.
(d) A banana.

2. In what country did Frank end up being assigned to the canine corps?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Germany.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) France.

3. Where did Frank meet Emer?
(a) Heritage Ballroom.
(b) The Metropolitan Ballroom.
(c) Ballroom on 5th.
(d) Tuxedo Ballroom.

4. What did the bartender at Costello's tell Frank he had to read before he could come back to the bar?
(a) The Journey to the Western Islands.
(b) The History of Rasselas.
(c) Sayings of Dr. Johnson.
(d) The Lives of the English Poets.

5. What Corporal turned Frank's sickness into a lecture and made him kneel and pray by the side of the road?
(a) Thomas Knight.
(b) John Calhoun.
(c) Andrew Manning.
(d) David Whitcomb.

6. Where did Frank get a job cleaning for an hour a morning in exchange for $2 and some food?
(a) Diner on Third Avenue.
(b) An automat.
(c) An Irish bar.
(d) A deli on 84th Avenue.

7. What color were Uncle Pa's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

8. After Frank was at sea for two days, where were the passengers told that they would be going, rather than New York City?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Wilmington.
(c) Albany.
(d) Halifax.

9. How many times did Frank ride the Staten Island ferry after he quit the training for an office job?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

10. What gifts did Frank bring when he got a two-week furlough in Ireland?
(a) Chocolate and flowers.
(b) A new dress.
(c) Cuckoo clock and Dresden china.
(d) Jewelry.

11. Where did Frank get a job when he got out of the army?
(a) Port Warehouses.
(b) Wyatt Construction Company.
(c) Baker and Williams Warehouse.
(d) Merchants Refrigerating Company.

12. Which author did Frank's boss at the Biltmore say wrote about the Palm Court and the Biltmore clock?
(a) Flannery O'Connor.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Sinclair Lewis.

13. What were the worst days of the week for Frank when he worked at the Biltmore?
(a) Saturday and Sunday.
(b) Wednesday and Thursday.
(c) Thursday and Friday.
(d) Sunday and Monday.

14. How much did it cost to ride the Staten Island ferry?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 8 cents.
(c) 5 cents.
(d) 3 cents.

15. Where did a doctor tell Frank that his infectious eye problem came from?
(a) China.
(b) New Guinea.
(c) Europe.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Frank's mother need him to send more money in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 7, how much money was Frank sending home every week for his mother?

3. Where did Jerry Kerrisk want to go on Memorial Day?

4. Where did Frank go to work when he was trying to get Emer back?

5. After he left the army, how much did Frank make at his first job?

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