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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Mr. O'Neill called "Dotty?"
(a) His middle name is "Dot."
(b) He has a large birthmark on his face.
(c) He is round, like a dot.
(d) He is small, like a dot.

3. When Mr. Hannon goes to the hospital, what do the doctors say he is in danger of?
(a) Dying of typhoid.
(b) Getting consumption.
(c) Getting gangrene.
(d) Dying of pneumonia.

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

5. 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 caught cheating.
(c) He is caught skipping school.
(d) He is fighting because the boys were teasing him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the Meagher family too ashamed to go out?

3. What does Paddy's father tell Frank about his mother in Chapter 6?

4. Why is Frank's grandmother not speaking to Angela at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. How does Frank envision heaven at the end of Chapter 2?

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