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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Frank stop working for Mr. Timoney?
(a) Frank gets ill and cannot work.
(b) Mr. Timoney is placed in a senior citizens' home.
(c) Mr. Timoney passes away.
(d) Mr. Timoney finds someone else to work for him.

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

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

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

5. What does Angela bring Frank in the hospital?
(a) A map of Ireland.
(b) Bread and jam.
(c) A chocolate bar.
(d) Dirty magazines.

6. Why does Malachy believe he lost his job?
(a) Because he has been drinking on the job.
(b) He was not able to perform the duties of the job.
(c) Because Angela came to his work.
(d) He was late to work.

7. What does Seamus bring Frank in the hospital?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Books.
(c) Videos.
(d) Chocolate.

8. Why is Angela and Malachy's first born son not named after his father?
(a) Malachy was drunk and the clerk writing the birth certificate did not understand what he was saying.
(b) The child is named for Angela's father.
(c) Malachy is disgusted by his own name.
(d) The child is given an American name.

9. How is Frank able to attend the cinema at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Mikey throws a "fit" and distracts the ticket-taker.
(b) Frank steals from Grandma's purse.
(c) Malachy gives Frank some money.
(d) Angela begs the ticket-taker to let him in.

10. When Malachy goes to the IRA office to claim his pension, what is he told?
(a) There is no record of his service in the IRA.
(b) There is a waiting period for his pension check.
(c) He has come to the wrong office.
(d) The IRA is all out of money.

11. Where were both of Frank's parents born?
(a) South Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Ireland.

12. Why does Angela insist on going to the Labour Exchange with Malachy after Oliver's death?
(a) She wants to get Malachy's dole before he can spend it all on alcohol.
(b) She does not want to be alone.
(c) She wants to see how much money he is getting.
(d) Malachy has forgotten to collect his dole in the past.

13. What is the Confraternity?
(a) A religious organization.
(b) A soccer club.
(c) A dancing class.
(d) An employment agency.

14. Why does the family move to Roden Lane?
(a) The new house is closer to Angela's family.
(b) The new house is less expensive.
(c) The old house reminded Angela too much of Eugene.
(d) The old house was flooded.

15. Why does Angela slide into a deep depression?
(a) She is depressed because Malachy is an alcoholic.
(b) She is sad because Malachy cannot hold down a job.
(c) She is miserable because she misses Ireland.
(d) She is depressed because Margaret died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mikey tells Frank that the best part of the first communion is the collection. What is the collection?

2. What does Frank read to Mr. Timoney?

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

4. Where does Malachy meet Angela?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Malachy make his children promise when he gets them out of bed late at night after drinking?

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