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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malachy look like when he arrives home from England in Chapter 12?
(a) Like he had been in a fight.
(b) Like he had been sick.
(c) He has new clothes.
(d) He has put on weight.

2. Why does Mrs. O'Riordan write a note to Angela about Frank?
(a) He has been misbehaving at school.
(b) He has been stealing books.
(c) Frank wants to skip a grade level.
(d) She is impressed with his reading.

3. Why is Frank concerned for Mickey's soul?
(a) Mickey looked at dirty pictures.
(b) Mickey is a thief.
(c) Mickey is a liar.
(d) Mickey is a Protestant.

4. Why do the children at school tease Frank and his brother about their boots?
(a) The boots are falling off of them because they are too big.
(b) The boots have holes in them and are falling apart.
(c) They are wearing girls' boots.
(d) Frank's father has mended them using an old tire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Frank's brother Malachy on the playground?

2. How does Agnes treat the children when they stay with her?

3. Who is able to visit Angela in the hospital when she is ill in Chapter 10?

4. Where does Frank go to stay in Chapter 13?

5. After confessing to the priest on his first communion, why does Margaret send Frank back into the confessional?

(see the answer key)

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