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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Malachy believe he lost his job?
(a) He was late to work.
(b) Because Angela came to his work.
(c) Because he has been drinking on the job.
(d) He was not able to perform the duties of the job.

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

3. Why does Mickey die?
(a) He has consumption.
(b) He has pneumonia.
(c) He has typhoid.
(d) He is in a bad fight.

4. When Michael is sick, how does Frank's father save him?
(a) He gives the boy a drink of beer to clear his sinuses.
(b) He rushes him to the doctor.
(c) He sucks the mucus out of his nose so that he can breathe.
(d) He and Angela take the boy to church to be blessed.

5. What do Paddy and Frank eat when they go to Finlan's for lunch?
(a) Bread and jam.
(b) Scraps from last night's dinner.
(c) They are not fed.
(d) Potato soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where do Paddy and Frank go when they skip school?

2. Why do the children at school tease Frank and his brother about their boots?

3. What is Paddy's dream?

4. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?

5. Once the family rents a room, why are they unable to sleep that first night?

(see the answer key)

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