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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Hannon goes to the hospital, what do the doctors say he is in danger of?
(a) Getting gangrene.
(b) Getting consumption.
(c) Dying of pneumonia.
(d) Dying of typhoid.

2. In Chapter 13, where does Mr. O'Halloran tell Frank to go?
(a) To the pub.
(b) To India.
(c) To America.
(d) To work in a factory in England.

3. What does Mrs. Finucane want Frank to do?
(a) Carry her bags of coal.
(b) Write threatening letters to her customers.
(c) Read to her.
(d) Walk her dog.

4. Why does Frank regret not taking the postal exam?
(a) He could have upgraded his seat on the boat.
(b) He could have traveled to America sooner.
(c) He could have brought Angela with him.
(d) He could have supplied food and shoes to his family.

5. How does Frank provide food in Chapter 10?
(a) He goes to Kathleen's store.
(b) He steals it.
(c) Mikey Molloy's mother sends them bread.
(d) He borrows money from Grandma.

6. How does Agnes treat the children when they stay with her?
(a) She is hostile and unkind.
(b) She is welcoming.
(c) She is quiet and does not react to their presence.
(d) She is ecstatic to have children in her home.

7. What does Frank sometimes do when Mrs. Finucane falls asleep?
(a) Takes her letters and throws them away.
(b) Reads all of her books.
(c) Steals her money.
(d) Leaves to go visit Mikey.

8. Why are the other boys laughing at Frank when he first reports for work at the Post Office?
(a) He shows up to work without being offered a job.
(b) He brings his mother to work with him.
(c) He is dirty and his clothes are a mess.
(d) He does not know how to do the job.

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

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

11. Why is Frank shown more respect by his classmates in Chapter 11?
(a) He beat up Mikey Molloy.
(b) He is smarter than the other children at school.
(c) He is employed.
(d) He is getting older.

12. What does Frank find when returning with Mrs. Finucane's sherry?
(a) She has stolen all of the money.
(b) Angela is missing.
(c) She has passed away.
(d) Her house is on fire.

13. Why does Mrs. O'Riordan write a note to Angela about Frank?
(a) He has been misbehaving at school.
(b) Frank wants to skip a grade level.
(c) He has been stealing books.
(d) She is impressed with his reading.

14. What does the Franciscan priest tell Frank about Theresa?
(a) He doesn't know where her soul ended up.
(b) She must be in hell.
(c) She must be in heaven.
(d) Her spirit is haunting Frank.

15. What is wrong with Angela's health in Chapter 10?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) She is tired of working.
(d) She has gone crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank sell for ten pounds in Chapter 17?

2. Why do the McCourt children laugh at Aunt Agnes while they are staying with her in Chapter 10?

3. What does Frank give Michael when he comes to visit in Chapter 14?

4. Where does Frank plan on getting a bike for his school trip in Chapter 13?

5. What does Malachy's letter say to Angela in Chapter 12?

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