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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hannon need Frank's help at work?
(a) Mr. Hannon has bad legs.
(b) Mr. Hannon has two much work for one person.
(c) Mr. Hannon would like to share his wealth with Frank.
(d) Mr. Hannon cannot get to work at such an early hour.

2. Why does Frank miss his collection?
(a) He is not feeling well.
(b) His grandmother makes him stay home and help her with chores.
(c) His grandmother makes him return to church for a confession.
(d) His father is out drinking and cannot take him.

3. In Chapter 2, why does Frank get in trouble with Mr. Benson at school?
(a) He steals some food from the other children.
(b) He is fighting because the boys were teasing him.
(c) He is caught skipping school.
(d) He is caught cheating.

4. What is Peter's punishment when he gets into trouble with his money?
(a) He is grounded.
(b) He has to work extra hours for his mother.
(c) He is locked in the coal hole with the rats.
(d) He cannot have supper for two days.

5. Where does Malachy run away to in Chapter 10?
(a) His grandmother's.
(b) The land by the river.
(c) Mikey Molloy's house.
(d) The home on Roden Lane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Angela slide into a deep depression?

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

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

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

5. What does Frank confess at his first confession?

(see the answer key)

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