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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 money to buy it.
(b) They steal it by causing a distraction.
(c) They pick up lose pieces on the street.
(d) They borrow it from the pub owners.

2. 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) Her spirit is haunting Frank.
(d) She must be in heaven.

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

4. Why is Angela upset with Frank when he returns from the pub at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Frank was drinking.
(b) Frank was stealing.
(c) Frank was fighting.
(d) Frank was out past his curfew.

5. What type of music do Frank and Mrs. Purcell listen to?
(a) Classical Irish jigs.
(b) Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday.
(c) Beethoven and Mozart.
(d) The Beatles.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. Why do the McCourt children laugh at Aunt Agnes while they are staying with her in Chapter 10?
(a) She falls down the stairs.
(b) She has a wart on her face.
(c) She cannnot cook.
(d) She uses a chamber pot.

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

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

13. What does Malachy look like when he arrives home from England in Chapter 12?
(a) He has new clothes.
(b) He has put on weight.
(c) Like he had been in a fight.
(d) Like he had been sick.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Frank and Laman fight in Chapter 13?

2. Why does Frank want Angela's red flapper dress?

3. Why are the other boys laughing at Frank when he first reports for work at the Post Office?

4. What does Frank sometimes do when Mrs. Finucane falls asleep?

5. How does Frank spend his first wages in Chapter 15?

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