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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the poem Angela shares with Bridey, "The Man From the North," about?
(a) Angela's uncles in northern Ireland.
(b) Frank's grandfather.
(c) Job opportunities up north.
(d) Angela's happiness with Malachy.

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

4. What does Frank do with the raisin he finds in his pastry?
(a) Frank hides it so he can give it to his mother.
(b) He throws it away.
(c) He teases the other boys with it.
(d) He gives it to Paddy Clohessy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where were both of Frank's parents born?

4. Why is Frank's grandmother not speaking to Angela at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. Why does Angela slide into a deep depression?

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