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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Frank shown more respect by his classmates in Chapter 11?
(a) He is employed.
(b) He beat up Mikey Molloy.
(c) He is smarter than the other children at school.
(d) He is getting older.

2. Why does young Malachy have to visit Barrington's Hospital?
(a) Young Malachy has drank some of his father's liquor.
(b) Young Malachy has caught pneumonia.
(c) The older Malachy's dentures have gotten stuck in young Malachy's mouth.
(d) He has consumption.

3. Why does Margaret get angry with Frank and make him take Galvin's food to the kiln for free?
(a) Frank sold the food.
(b) Frank dropped the food and it wasn't good anymore.
(c) Frank ate Galvin's food before he got to the kiln.
(d) Frank went to the cinema instead of taking the food.

4. Why does the family call the upstairs of their home Italy and the downstairs Ireland?
(a) The downstairs has flooded and the upstairs is warm, like a vacation to Italy.
(b) The children made up the names because both places begin with the same letter.
(c) The upstairs is cold and dirty, and the downstairs is where they spend their time.
(d) The downstairs reminds them of home, while upstairs is unfamiliar.

5. What does Mr. Hannon do for a living?
(a) He works in a shop.
(b) He delivers telegrams.
(c) He works in a factory.
(d) He delivers coal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is young Malachy working in Chapter 17?

2. When Angela says that God has not been "seen lately in the lanes of Limerick," to what is she referring?

3. What does Frank sometimes do when Mrs. Finucane falls asleep?

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

5. Why is Angela angry at the end of Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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