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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While at the hospital, what do the doctor's discover about Frank?
(a) He has broken his arm.
(b) He must have his tonsils removed.
(c) He has gained weight.
(d) He has pneumonia.

2. What is the poem Angela shares with Bridey, "The Man From the North," about?
(a) Angela's uncles in northern Ireland.
(b) Frank's grandfather.
(c) Job opportunities up north.
(d) Angela's happiness with Malachy.

3. Why does Angela tell her children to stay inside at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) There is consumption going around.
(b) The other families are bragging about the money their fathers sent home from England.
(c) The boys at school are bullying the younger boys.
(d) It is cold outside.

4. Why do the McCourt children laugh at Aunt Agnes while they are staying with her in Chapter 10?
(a) She cannnot cook.
(b) She has a wart on her face.
(c) She falls down the stairs.
(d) She uses a chamber pot.

5. Where does Frank's transfused blood come from?
(a) His mother.
(b) The officers from the IRA office.
(c) The Sarsfield Barracks soldiers.
(d) Pat Sheehan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Angela bring Frank in the hospital?

2. Why do the children go to live with Aunt Agnes for awhile in Chapter 10?

3. What kind of lessons does Angela decide Frank must take?

4. What happens when the family waits for Malachy at the train station?

5. Why does Mr. Hannon encourage Frank to stay in school?

(see the answer key)

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