'Tis: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Frank McCourt
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'Tis: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Frank McCourt
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often, as company clerk, did Frank have to take company bedding to a military laundry?

2. What was Rappaport reading when Frank and the other men returned from laundry duty?

3. Where did Frank get a job cleaning for an hour a morning in exchange for $2 and some food?

4. Where did Frank get a job when he got out of the army?

5. Who was the orderly that cared for Frank and the other men who were in the Munich hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Frank's job duties when he returned to working at Port Warehouses?

2. How did Frank learn to type the company reports quickly?

3. Why didn't Frank wander the streets of Manhattan after he shaved his head?

4. What happened to Uncle Pa's lungs?

5. How did Frank get to New York City when the ship docked in Albany?

6. Why did Eddie Gilligan tell Frank that he was not allowed in the kitchens at the Biltmore?

7. What happened when Frank went dancing in Limerick?

8. Why didn't Frank hit a ship's officer who made fun of the town where he was from?

9. How did Frank get the grease off his fatigues after he had KP duty?

10. Why did Frank lose his first three-day pass when he was in the army?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank compared himself to a character in "Crime and Punishment." Compare Frank to Raskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conflicts that Frank faced during the years and how he dealt with them.

Essay Topic 3

Frank finally was able to enroll in college. Discuss the events that led to Frank's enrollment in college and how he got accepted without a high school diploma.

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