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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Frank fired from the post office?
(a) Mr. Harrington reports him for bad behavior.
(b) Frank was losing letters.
(c) Frank was stealing letters.
(d) Frank was not showing up to work on time.

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

3. 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.

4. How does Frank feed himself at Pat Sheehan's?
(a) He steals food.
(b) He gets a job selling books.
(c) He gets the food from Angela.
(d) He borrows money from Margaret.

5. Why does Mr. Hannon encourage Frank to stay in school?
(a) So that he can tutor Mr. Hannon's children.
(b) So that he could own a factory.
(c) So that he can eventually leave Ireland.
(d) So that he can make his father proud.

6. Why is Frank wearing a dress in Chapter 14?
(a) He is trying to scare his aunt.
(b) He enjoys cross-dressing.
(c) He washes his clothes and is waiting for them to dry.
(d) It is the only thing he has that does not have holes.

7. What does Frank give Michael when he comes to visit in Chapter 14?
(a) New boots.
(b) A new drum.
(c) An apple.
(d) A book.

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

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

10. What does Malachy bring Angela as a gift for Christmas in Chapter 12?
(a) A half-eaten box of chocolates.
(b) A bottle of Guiness.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A new coat.

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

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

13. Why does Mr. Hannon need Frank's help at work?
(a) Mr. Hannon cannot get to work at such an early hour.
(b) Mr. Hannon has bad legs.
(c) Mr. Hannon would like to share his wealth with Frank.
(d) Mr. Hannon has two much work for one person.

14. Why is Paddy Clohessy's family doing well in Chapter 15?
(a) Paddy won money gambling.
(b) Mrs. Clohessy remarried a rich man.
(c) Paddy and his father now work in England and send money home.
(d) Paddy's father died and his life insurance policy was huge.

15. What is the name of the ship Frank will take to America?
(a) The Irish Oak.
(b) The Ocean's Guide.
(c) The Sea Merchant.
(d) The American Traveler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank thrown out of the library?

2. What does Malachy look like when he arrives home from England in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 13, where does Frank plan to work when he turns fourteen?

4. What does Frank do with Mrs. Finucane's ledger?

5. Why does Mrs. O'Riordan write a note to Angela about Frank?

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