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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 Quigley seem to annoy his teachers?
(a) His clothes are always dirty.
(b) He is always asking questions.
(c) He is always fighting with the other boys.
(d) He cannot read.

2. How is Frank able to attend the cinema at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Malachy gives Frank some money.
(b) Angela begs the ticket-taker to let him in.
(c) Frank steals from Grandma's purse.
(d) Mikey throws a "fit" and distracts the ticket-taker.

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

4. What does Frank confess at his first confession?
(a) He was drinking in the alley after school.
(b) He was listening to dirty stories.
(c) He was thinking dirty thoughts about girls.
(d) He was disrespectful to his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frank get a job at the end of Chapter 3?

2. How do the McCourts get back to Angela's family?

3. Why is Frank disappointed that his mother is not speaking to his grandmother in Chapter 5?

4. What is wrong with Paddy's father in Chapter 6?

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

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