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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank sell for ten pounds in Chapter 17?
(a) Five bags of coal.
(b) Several new books about Ireland.
(c) Forty copies of page 16.
(d) Bread and jam from Angela.

2. Philomena urges Angela to make sure she doesn't have anymore children. Why?
(a) Malachy drinks too much and does not have a job.
(b) Malachy has been unfaithful to Angela.
(c) Angela is sick and her health would suffer.
(d) There isn't enough room for another child.

3. What job does Frank take on for Margaret?
(a) Delivering newspapers.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Taking food to Galvin.
(d) Fetching coal.

4. What is wrong with Patricia Madigan?
(a) She has diphtheria.
(b) She has rheumatic fever.
(c) She has consumption.
(d) She has pneumonia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank's teacher tell the boys who teased Frank about his shoes?

2. Why does Gerry get upset with Frank in Chapter 17?

3. Because they do not have bus fare home, where does the family sleep that night?

4. Where is the priest that Frank meets on the boat from?

5. In Chapter 13, where does Frank plan to work when he turns fourteen?

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