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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After receiving money from the Vincent de Paul society, why does Nora insist on going to the store with Angela?
(a) Angela does not know where the store is.
(b) She wants Angela to buy her some groceries.
(c) Angela will need help carrying the groceries.
(d) She is worried the store owner will cheat Angela.

2. Why is Frank hospitalized for a second time in Chapter 9?
(a) He broke his leg.
(b) He has conjunctivitis.
(c) He has pneumonia.
(d) He has consumption.

3. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?
(a) A new bag of coal.
(b) Eggs, butter, and sugar to make sweets.
(c) Brother Michael.
(d) New clothes for the children.

4. How does Mikey get hurt?
(a) Peter beats him up.
(b) He trips and falls into the river, breaking his arm.
(c) He twists his ankle running away from Peter's mother.
(d) The drainpipe he is on collapses, and he breaks his shoulder.

5. When Malachy goes to the IRA office to claim his pension, what is he told?
(a) The IRA is all out of money.
(b) There is no record of his service in the IRA.
(c) There is a waiting period for his pension check.
(d) He has come to the wrong office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malachy believe he lost his job?

2. Why does Mickey die?

3. Why is the family receiving less money at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. When Angela says that God has not been "seen lately in the lanes of Limerick," to what is she referring?

5. What does Frank think of the new baby's name?

(see the answer key)

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