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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Hannon do for a living?
(a) He delivers telegrams.
(b) He delivers coal.
(c) He works in a factory.
(d) He works in a shop.

2. What job does Frank take on for Margaret?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Taking food to Galvin.
(c) Fetching coal.
(d) Delivering newspapers.

3. How does Frank envision heaven at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A place where there is no rain.
(b) A place without drunk fathers, with plenty of food, and with his other dead siblings.
(c) A place with plenty of food and music and dancing.
(d) An empty place, like the inside of a coffin.

4. Why is Frank at the pub celebrating with Mikey?
(a) Frank got an A in school
(b) Malachy returned home with money for the family.
(c) Mikey is turning 16.
(d) Frank just got a job.

5. Where does Aunt Aggie take Frank before he officially begins work at the Post Office?
(a) She takes him on the postal route so he can see where he is going.
(b) She takes him to the pub for a drink.
(c) She buys him new clothes.
(d) She takes him to meet his boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angela's note to Frank say at the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. For what does Peter Dooley charge Frank?

3. What does Malachy's letter say to Angela in Chapter 12?

4. What job does Frank do with Pat Sheehan?

5. After Eugene's death in Chapter 2, why does Frank get angry with his father in the pub?

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