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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank confess at his first confession?
(a) He was thinking dirty thoughts about girls.
(b) He was disrespectful to his mother.
(c) He was listening to dirty stories.
(d) He was drinking in the alley after school.

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

3. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?
(a) Eggs, butter, and sugar to make sweets.
(b) New clothes for the children.
(c) Brother Michael.
(d) A new bag of coal.

4. Why does Angela insist on going to the Labour Exchange with Malachy after Oliver's death?
(a) She wants to get Malachy's dole before he can spend it all on alcohol.
(b) She does not want to be alone.
(c) Malachy has forgotten to collect his dole in the past.
(d) She wants to see how much money he is getting.

5. Why is Frank disappointed that his mother is not speaking to his grandmother in Chapter 5?
(a) They cannot borrow sugar or tea from her.
(b) Angela is in a terrible mood.
(c) She cannot pick them up from school.
(d) The family has no one to watch the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mikey tells Frank that the best part of the first communion is the collection. What is the collection?

2. Why does the family move to Roden Lane?

3. Why is Frank so understanding when his father is telling Oliver stories about Cuchulain?

4. Why is Angela angry at the end of Chapter 3?

5. When Michael is sick, how does Frank's father save him?

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