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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Angela cry on the way home from Paddy's home?
(a) She is upset with Frank for skipping school.
(b) She is happy to see Paddy's family.
(c) She is relieved that Paddy is alright.
(d) She is sad that Paddy's father is ill when she has known him for so long.

2. For what does Peter Dooley charge Frank?
(a) To give him his lunch.
(b) To do his homework.
(c) To look at his naked sister.
(d) To sneak him into the cinema.

3. What kind of lessons does Angela decide Frank must take?
(a) Reading lessons.
(b) Gaelic lessons.
(c) Violin lessons.
(d) Irish dancing lessons.

4. When Angela says that God has not been "seen lately in the lanes of Limerick," to what is she referring?
(a) Frank's illness.
(b) Frank's bad behavior.
(c) Malachy's chronic unemployment.
(d) Their trip to Limerick.

5. 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) It is cold outside.
(d) The other families are bragging about the money their fathers sent home from England.

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

7. Why is Frank concerned for Mickey's soul?
(a) Mickey is a thief.
(b) Mickey looked at dirty pictures.
(c) Mickey is a Protestant.
(d) Mickey is a liar.

8. What is wrong with Paddy's father in Chapter 6?
(a) He has pneumonia.
(b) He works too many hours.
(c) He has left Paddy's mother.
(d) He has consumption.

9. After Eugene's death in Chapter 2, why does Frank get angry with his father in the pub?
(a) Malachy has spent the money intended for the funeral on alcohol.
(b) Malachy is drinking instead of attending the funeral.
(c) Malachy has put his glass on Eugene's coffin.
(d) Malachy does not seem to be upset about Eugene's death.

10. Why does Frank miss his collection?
(a) His father is out drinking and cannot take him.
(b) His grandmother makes him stay home and help her with chores.
(c) His grandmother makes him return to church for a confession.
(d) He is not feeling well.

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

12. Why is Frank afraid to go home in Chapter 6?
(a) His mother has consumption.
(b) There will be no food at home.
(c) His father found out he went to the cinema.
(d) He has learned that his parents know he skipped school.

13. Mikey tells Frank that the best part of the first communion is the collection. What is the collection?
(a) The money the students collect for the church.
(b) When neighbors give sweets and money to the children receiving their First Communion.
(c) The money collected from the church members to feed the families.
(d) Food collected for the charity.

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

15. Why do Philomena, Delia, Mrs. Leibowitz, and Minnie write to Angela's mother?
(a) They want Angela's mother to take care of Frank.
(b) They want Angela's mother to come to America to visit.
(c) They want Angela's mother to send money so that Angela and her family can move back to Ireland.
(d) They want Angela's mother to convince Angela to leave Malachy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Michael is sick, how does Frank's father save him?

3. How does Mikey get hurt?

4. For what religious event is Frank preparing for in Chapter 9?

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

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