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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Angela says that God has not been "seen lately in the lanes of Limerick," to what is she referring?
(a) Frank's illness.
(b) Malachy's chronic unemployment.
(c) Their trip to Limerick.
(d) Frank's bad behavior.

2. How do the McCourts get back to Angela's family?
(a) The police take up a collection to pay their bus fare.
(b) Malachy sells his possessions.
(c) Malachy finds a temporary job.
(d) The family begs on the street.

3. Why does Frank miss his collection?
(a) He is not feeling well.
(b) His father is out drinking and cannot take him.
(c) His grandmother makes him stay home and help her with chores.
(d) His grandmother makes him return to church for a confession.

4. What is wrong with Paddy's father in Chapter 6?
(a) He has left Paddy's mother.
(b) He has pneumonia.
(c) He works too many hours.
(d) He has consumption.

5. Why do Frank's classmates laugh at him as they leave the store before Christmas?
(a) Malachy is drunk and stumbling home.
(b) They cannot afford any groceries.
(c) Frank falls in the mud and is dirty.
(d) The only meat they can afford is a pig's head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the family rents a room, why are they unable to sleep that first night?

2. What does the quote "We don't care about England or France, all we want is the German advance" mean?

3. How does Mikey get hurt?

4. Mikey tells Frank that the best part of the first communion is the collection. What is the collection?

5. Why does Margaret get angry with Frank and make him take Galvin's food to the kiln for free?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Frank afraid to go home in Chapter 6?

2. Describe why Frank is ridiculed in Chapter 3 by his classmates when coming home from the butcher, and what this says about the children he goes to school with.

3. Describe the effect Margaret's death has on the family in Chapter 1.

4. What does Grandma's attitude towards first communion and first confession in Chapter 4 tell you about the role of Catholicism in their lives?

5. In Chapter 7, Frank gets and loses two jobs. Reflect on what this shows about the stability of his life.

6. Consider the image of Malachy placing a pint of beer on Eugene's coffin in Chapter 2. What does this image represent to you? What does it mean?

7. In Chapter 5, we see again Angela questioning her faith. What is causing her to lose faith?

8. Describe your first impression of Angela's mother in Chapter 2. What kind of woman does she appear to be?

9. In the beginning of Chapter 9, Angela tells Malachy she is done having children. What is she really saying, considering their religious background?

10. Describe the scene in town on Fridays in Chapter 3 when work is finished. What is the overall atmosphere? How are Angela's feelings different than those of the other women in town?

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