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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Frank and young Malachy get coal in Chapter 10?
(a) They steal it by causing a distraction.
(b) They borrow it from the pub owners.
(c) They steal money to buy it.
(d) They pick up lose pieces on the street.

2. What does Angela's note to Frank say at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) It says that he should never return to Laman's.
(b) It urges him to come home.
(c) It begs him to go back to work.
(d) It asks him to go find his father.

3. Why does Angela want Frank to quit his job in Chapter 11?
(a) The work is too difficult for him.
(b) The coal dust is irritating his eyes.
(c) He is missing school because of work.
(d) She does not approve of Mr. Hannon.

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

5. 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 does not know how to do the job.
(c) He brings his mother to work with him.
(d) He is dirty and his clothes are a mess.

6. Why does Frank feel guilty after Theresa is gone?
(a) She is taken away to the asylum because of her relationship with Frank.
(b) Her parents forced her to go to America.
(c) She left town without him saying goodbye.
(d) She and Frank had a relationship outside of marriage and he is worried her soul is condemned.

7. Where does Frank go to stay in Chapter 13?
(a) Margaret's house.
(b) Pat Sheehan's house.
(c) Agnes' house.
(d) Paddy's house.

8. What does Bridey tell Frank about his relationship with Mr. Hannon?
(a) Mr. Hannon was annoyed by Frank's mannerisms.
(b) Frank was like a son to Mr. Hannon.
(c) Frank was a better worker than Mr. Hannon.
(d) Mr. Hannon hated the way Frank worked.

9. Where does the family stay when they are evicted in Chapter 12?
(a) With Margaret.
(b) With Malachy's family in Northern Ireland.
(c) In a shelter.
(d) With Angela's cousin Laman.

10. Where is the priest that Frank meets on the boat from?
(a) New York.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Cork.
(d) Limerick.

11. What does Mr. Hannon do for a living?
(a) He delivers telegrams.
(b) He delivers coal.
(c) He works in a factory.
(d) He works in a shop.

12. What great change occurs in Mikey's father in Chapter 11?
(a) Mikey's father quits his job.
(b) Mikey's father decides to stop drinking.
(c) Mikey's father has the consumption.
(d) Mikey's father leaves his mother.

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

14. Why is Mr. Harrington upset at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) He wants to go back to Italy.
(b) He is sick with pneumonia.
(c) His mother died.
(d) His wife died.

15. Where does Frank plan on getting a bike for his school trip in Chapter 13?
(a) Buying one from Kathleen.
(b) Building one out of junk.
(c) Borrowing it from Laman.
(d) Stealing the bike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank shown more respect by his classmates in Chapter 11?

2. Where is young Malachy working in Chapter 17?

3. Why does Alphie get so upset in Chapter 10?

4. Why is Frank at the pub celebrating with Mikey?

5. Why does Mikey call Frank a bastard in Chapter 11?

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