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

2. Why do Frank's classmates laugh at him as they leave the store before Christmas?
(a) The only meat they can afford is a pig's head.
(b) They cannot afford any groceries.
(c) Frank falls in the mud and is dirty.
(d) Malachy is drunk and stumbling home.

3. Philomena urges Angela to make sure she doesn't have anymore children. Why?
(a) Angela is sick and her health would suffer.
(b) Malachy drinks too much and does not have a job.
(c) There isn't enough room for another child.
(d) Malachy has been unfaithful to Angela.

4. What is wrong with Paddy's father in Chapter 6?
(a) He has pneumonia.
(b) He works too many hours.
(c) He has left Paddy's mother.
(d) He has consumption.

5. Why is Frank concerned for Mickey's soul?
(a) Mickey is a liar.
(b) Mickey looked at dirty pictures.
(c) Mickey is a Protestant.
(d) Mickey is a thief.

Short Answer Questions

1. After confessing to the priest on his first communion, why does Margaret send Frank back into the confessional?

2. What happens to Macushla in Chapter 7?

3. What does Frank do with the raisin he finds in his pastry?

4. When Malachy goes to the IRA office to claim his pension, what is he told?

5. How does the family get coal for Christmas dinner?

(see the answer key)

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