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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Frank ashamed of Angela at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Her dress is ripped.
(b) She is begging for charity at churches.
(c) She is drunk.
(d) She had disappeared overnight.

2. What kind of lessons does Angela decide Frank must take?
(a) Irish dancing lessons.
(b) Reading lessons.
(c) Gaelic lessons.
(d) Violin lessons.

3. While at the hospital, what do the doctor's discover about Frank?
(a) He has pneumonia.
(b) He has broken his arm.
(c) He must have his tonsils removed.
(d) He has gained weight.

4. Why do the children go to live with Aunt Agnes for awhile in Chapter 10?
(a) Agnes is sick and needs help at home.
(b) Angela is sick and hospitalized.
(c) Frank is misbehaving.
(d) Agnes can better provide for the children.

5. Where does Malachy run away to in Chapter 10?
(a) Mikey Molloy's house.
(b) The land by the river.
(c) The home on Roden Lane.
(d) His grandmother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Angela says that God has not been "seen lately in the lanes of Limerick," to what is she referring?

2. Why are the other boys laughing at Frank when he first reports for work at the Post Office?

3. Why does young Malachy run away from Aunt Agnes's home in Chapter 10?

4. Why does young Malachy have to visit Barrington's Hospital?

5. Where does Aunt Aggie take Frank before he officially begins work at the Post Office?

(see the answer key)

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