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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Frank do with Pat Sheehan?
(a) Frank peels Mr. Sheehan's potatoes.
(b) Frank sells newspapers.
(c) Frank delivers coal with Mr. Sheehan.
(d) Frank cleans Mr. Sheehan's lavatory.

2. What does Malachy believe is wrong with Frank in Chapter 8?
(a) He has pneumonia.
(b) He has growing pains.
(c) He drank too much.
(d) He ate bad bread.

3. What does Grandpa McCourt send for the new baby?
(a) A bag of coal.
(b) Five pounds.
(c) A bag of potatoes.
(d) New clothes.

4. 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) Angela will need help carrying the groceries.
(c) She wants Angela to buy her some groceries.
(d) She is worried the store owner will cheat Angela.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frank's transfused blood come from?

2. Why is Declan upset with Frank in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Malachy agree to go work in England?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Malachy make his children promise when he gets them out of bed late at night after drinking?

5. Why does Angela tell her children to stay inside at the beginning of Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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