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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frank earn money from Mr. Timoney?
(a) He reads to Mr. Timoney.
(b) He brings Mr. Timoney books.
(c) He delivers coal to Mr. Timoney.
(d) He cleans Mr. Timoney's home.

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

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

4. When Michael is sick, how does Frank's father save him?
(a) He rushes him to the doctor.
(b) He sucks the mucus out of his nose so that he can breathe.
(c) He gives the boy a drink of beer to clear his sinuses.
(d) He and Angela take the boy to church to be blessed.

5. What does Tommy Flynn say happened to Margaret's body?
(a) Malachy sold her body for drink money.
(b) The body was cremated.
(c) The body disappeared from the morgue.
(d) Margaret was given a proper Catholic burial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Frank's father tell the officials from the St. Vincent de Paul Society about their lavatory?

3. What job does Frank take on for Margaret?

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

5. What is the poem Angela shares with Bridey, "The Man From the North," about?

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