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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Frank do with Pat Sheehan?
(a) Frank cleans Mr. Sheehan's lavatory.
(b) Frank sells newspapers.
(c) Frank delivers coal with Mr. Sheehan.
(d) Frank peels Mr. Sheehan's potatoes.

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

3. Where does Malachy meet Angela?
(a) In church.
(b) In Limerick.
(c) At a party in America.
(d) On the boat coming to America.

4. What is Mr. O'Neill particularly enthusiastic about teaching?
(a) Music.
(b) Euclid.
(c) American History.
(d) Biology.

5. What is Peter's punishment when he gets into trouble with his money?
(a) He has to work extra hours for his mother.
(b) He is locked in the coal hole with the rats.
(c) He is grounded.
(d) He cannot have supper for two days.

6. 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) The IRA is all out of money.
(c) He has come to the wrong office.
(d) There is a waiting period for his pension check.

7. Why does it seem that Nora Molloy enjoys being taken to the asylum?
(a) Her kids drive her crazy, and she enjoys the break.
(b) She is the only one they have to drag out, because she enjoys the quiet and escape from the "real" world.
(c) She enjoys the company in the asylum.
(d) She is in love with one of the doctors.

8. Why is Frank hospitalized for a second time in Chapter 9?
(a) He broke his leg.
(b) He has conjunctivitis.
(c) He has consumption.
(d) He has pneumonia.

9. Why do the children at school tease Frank and his brother about their boots?
(a) Frank's father has mended them using an old tire.
(b) They are wearing girls' boots.
(c) The boots have holes in them and are falling apart.
(d) The boots are falling off of them because they are too big.

10. Why are Angela and Malachy angry with Frank in Chapter 6?
(a) They learned he skipped school.
(b) Frank stole apples from the orchard.
(c) Frank stole money to go to the cinema.
(d) He was spending time with Paddy.

11. 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 was flooded.
(d) The old house reminded Angela too much of Eugene.

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

13. Why is the Meagher family too ashamed to go out?
(a) Mrs. Meagher's husband did not send home any wages.
(b) Mrs. Meagher has typhoid.
(c) Mrs. Meagher is losing her hair.
(d) Mrs. Meagher's sons have behavior problems.

14. Why does Mr. Downes believe Malachy may be sent back to Ireland in Chapter 9?
(a) Malachy drinks too much.
(b) Malachy misses his family.
(c) Malachy can get better work in Ireland.
(d) Malachy has been arrested.

15. What does Grandma mean when she says that she has "God in me backyard?"
(a) Frank has left his prayer book outside.
(b) The priest has come to visit the family.
(c) Frank has thrown up his first communion.
(d) The Pope's picture has been left outside in the rain.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of teacher is Mr. Benson?

4. Where does Frank get a job at the end of Chapter 3?

5. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?

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