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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Frank's brother Malachy on the playground?
(a) He slips in the mud and hurts his ankle.
(b) He falls off of the see-saw and injures himself.
(c) He fights with Frank.
(d) He is kidnapped.

3. Why do Philomena, Delia, Mrs. Leibowitz, and Minnie write to Angela's mother?
(a) They want Angela's mother to take care of Frank.
(b) They want Angela's mother to come to America to visit.
(c) They want Angela's mother to send money so that Angela and her family can move back to Ireland.
(d) They want Angela's mother to convince Angela to leave Malachy.

4. Why is Angela and Malachy's first born son not named after his father?
(a) Malachy was drunk and the clerk writing the birth certificate did not understand what he was saying.
(b) The child is named for Angela's father.
(c) The child is given an American name.
(d) Malachy is disgusted by his own name.

5. Why does Angela go to Malachy's job?
(a) To show her children where their father is working.
(b) To ask his boss to give her Malachy's wages.
(c) To apply for a job herself.
(d) To visit her husband and bring him lunch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the family call the upstairs of their home Italy and the downstairs Ireland?

3. Why does the family move to Roden Lane?

4. When told there is no work in Ireland, Malachy decides to go to Dublin. Why?

5. Why is the family receiving less money at the beginning of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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