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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why does Frank get in trouble with Mr. Benson at school?
(a) He is fighting because the boys were teasing him.
(b) He is caught skipping school.
(c) He steals some food from the other children.
(d) He is caught cheating.

2. Why does the man at the IRA office refuse to give Malachy money for the bus fare home?
(a) The man believes that Malachy has enough money.
(b) Malachy also requested money for a pint of beer.
(c) The man is angry that Malachy wasted his time.
(d) The IRA is completely out of money.

3. Why does Angela believe that Frank was not accepted as an altar boy?
(a) He has not followed the rules in church.
(b) He is too poor.
(c) He has bad manners.
(d) He is not old enough.

4. Why does young Malachy have to visit Barrington's Hospital?
(a) He has consumption.
(b) Young Malachy has drank some of his father's liquor.
(c) The older Malachy's dentures have gotten stuck in young Malachy's mouth.
(d) Young Malachy has caught pneumonia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank envision heaven at the end of Chapter 2?

2. What does Frank confess at his first confession?

3. What does Frank do with the raisin he finds in his pastry?

4. What is the poem Angela shares with Bridey, "The Man From the North," about?

5. While at the hospital, what do the doctor's discover about Frank?

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