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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Angela think Mr. Timoney lost his cleaning woman?
(a) Mr. Timoney did not pay her well enough.
(b) She went to work for Mrs. Finucane.
(c) She was in love with another man.
(d) He had tried to convert her to Buddhism.

2. When told there is no work in Ireland, Malachy decides to go to Dublin. Why?
(a) Malachy's family lives in Dublin.
(b) He has been told the IRA owes him money.
(c) He believes there is work there.
(d) There are better school opportunities for the children in Dublin.

3. For what religious event is Frank preparing for in Chapter 9?
(a) His confirmation.
(b) To read a sermon.
(c) To volunteer in the church's soup kitchen.
(d) To become an altar boy.

4. Why does Frank envy the children whose fathers are in England?
(a) The families usually move to England.
(b) The children get to go visit their fathers.
(c) They do not see their fathers.
(d) The fathers send home money for food and necessities.

5. What does Frank think of the new baby's name?
(a) That it sounds like a girl's name.
(b) That it is "respectful."
(c) That it is an "affliction."
(d) Frank doesn't care about the new baby's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank hospitalized?

2. Why does Mr. O'Halloran yell at Mr. O'Neill?

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

4. After Eugene's death in Chapter 2, why does Frank get angry with his father in the pub?

5. Why does the man at the IRA office refuse to give Malachy money for the bus fare home?

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