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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Frank miss his collection?
(a) His grandmother makes him stay home and help her with chores.
(b) His grandmother makes him return to church for a confession.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) His father is out drinking and cannot take him.

3. How does the family get coal for Christmas dinner?
(a) Frank takes a temporary job shoveling coal.
(b) Malachy steals coal from the neighbors.
(c) Pa Keating takes the boys to a pub where the owner gives them a bag.
(d) The boys stop and pick up pieces of coal on the side of the road.

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) Malachy has forgotten to collect his dole in the past.
(c) She does not want to be alone.
(d) She wants to see how much money he is getting.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank's teacher tell the boys who teased Frank about his shoes?

2. How is Frank able to attend the cinema at the end of Chapter 4?

3. Why does it seem that Nora Molloy enjoys being taken to the asylum?

4. What job does Frank take on for Margaret?

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

(see the answer key)

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