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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 ashamed of Angela at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) She is begging for charity at churches.
(b) She had disappeared overnight.
(c) She is drunk.
(d) Her dress is ripped.

2. Why do the children go to live with Aunt Agnes for awhile in Chapter 10?
(a) Agnes can better provide for the children.
(b) Agnes is sick and needs help at home.
(c) Angela is sick and hospitalized.
(d) Frank is misbehaving.

3. What kind of teacher is Mr. Benson?
(a) Kind and nurturing to the boys and excited to talk about his faith.
(b) Selfish and greedy, refusing to teach the boys about Catholicism.
(c) Devoted to his Catholicism, but hates answering questions about it.
(d) Quiet and timid, answering questions slowly and only when asked multiple times.

4. How does Frank spend his first wages in Chapter 15?
(a) He repays Aunt Aggie.
(b) He buys new clothes for himself and his mother.
(c) He spends the evening at the pub.
(d) He takes Michael out to a movie and buys him something to eat.

5. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?
(a) New clothes for the children.
(b) Brother Michael.
(c) A new bag of coal.
(d) Eggs, butter, and sugar to make sweets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Frank envy the children whose fathers are in England?

2. How does Agnes treat the children when they stay with her?

3. After confessing to the priest on his first communion, why does Margaret send Frank back into the confessional?

4. Who is able to visit Angela in the hospital when she is ill in Chapter 10?

5. What do Paddy and Frank eat when they go to Finlan's for lunch?

(see the answer key)

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