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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. What does Frank most want to see at the cinema?
(a) A Disney cartoon.
(b) A science fiction thriller.
(c) An old American western.
(d) A James Cagney movie.

2. What does the quote "We don't care about England or France, all we want is the German advance" mean?
(a) Germany is more powerful than England or France.
(b) There is better food in Germany.
(c) The war is good because the children can be soldiers.
(d) The war is profitable for Irish families.

3. What does Frank read to Mr. Timoney?
(a) "The Tempest."
(b) The Holy Bible.
(c) "Gulliver's Travels."
(d) "A Modest Proposal."

4. Why are Angela and Malachy angry with Frank in Chapter 6?
(a) Frank stole money to go to the cinema.
(b) They learned he skipped school.
(c) He was spending time with Paddy.
(d) Frank stole apples from the orchard.

5. What does Frank's teacher tell the boys who teased Frank about his shoes?
(a) Frank and Malachy's shoes were better than anyone elses.
(b) Only Americans wear boots made out of tires.
(c) The boys should be quiet in school, but could tease Frank and Malachy later.
(d) That the Lord Jesus did not wear shoes at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Angela angry at the end of Chapter 3?

2. Why does Angela insist on going to the Labour Exchange with Malachy after Oliver's death?

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

4. Why does Paddy get into trouble with his mother in Chapter 6?

5. What does Grandma mean when she says that she has "God in me backyard?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the treatment of the boys in Frank's class in Chapter 6 by the teachers and headmasters.

2. Frank is hospitalized again in Chapter 9. What might this tell you about his overall health, and what might be the cause of it?

3. How does the reader see Frank's emerging sexuality in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 2, why do you think the officials at the St. Vincent de Paul Society are hesitant to help the McCourts?

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

6. There are several instances where Frank begins to show his rebellious nature in Chapter 5. Describe these instances.

7. What is the overall tone of Chapter 1? What events or details indicate that?

8. Nora Molloy is often institutionalized in the asylum. How does she feel about these hospitalizations? How are Nora's plight and Angela's plight similar?

9. In Chapter 9, Mr. Downes tells Angela that Malachy is drinking away all of the money in London. Why do you think this is so shameful to the family?

10. In Chapter 9, why is the family shamed when no telegram arrives?

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