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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. Why are the other boys laughing at Frank when he first reports for work at the Post Office?
(a) He brings his mother to work with him.
(b) He is dirty and his clothes are a mess.
(c) He does not know how to do the job.
(d) He shows up to work without being offered a job.

2. When Mr. Hannon goes to the hospital, what do the doctors say he is in danger of?
(a) Dying of pneumonia.
(b) Getting gangrene.
(c) Getting consumption.
(d) Dying of typhoid.

3. What is wrong with Angela's health in Chapter 10?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) She has gone crazy.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) She is tired of working.

4. Where is young Malachy working in Chapter 17?
(a) Reading to the elderly.
(b) Loading coal.
(c) Delivering newspapers.
(d) For a garage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank provide food in Chapter 10?

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

3. Where does Frank go to stay in Chapter 13?

4. Where does Frank plan on getting a bike for his school trip in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Gerry get upset with Frank in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Angela is so disappointed in Frank in Chapter 17 when he has his first legal drink?

2. In Chapter 11, Mikey explains to Frank how babies are conceived. This is news to Frank. What impact does it have on him?

3. Consider the difference in attitude towards the children that Aunt Agnes and Pa Keating have in Chapter 10. Why do you think they are so different? How do they differ?

4. In Chapter 10, Angela goes back to the St. Vincent de Paul society to beg for charity, and stops at a church to beg for help as well. Frank later remarks that he has trouble looking her in the eye. Why do you think that is?

5. Why does Frank find relief when he visits the Franciscan priest in Chapter 17?

6. Chapter 13 introduces the reader to Mr. O'Halloran, Frank's new teacher. What is unique about this teacher and the affect he has on Frank?

7. What is Frank's motivation for throwing Mrs. Finucane's ledger into the water?

8. Young Malachy leaves Agnes's home and hides at the house on Roden Lane. Why does he run away, and what does this tell you about Malachy's character?

9. Why is Frank hesitant to tell Angela about his job for Mrs. Finucane in Chapter 16?

10. In Chapter 14, what events occur that show Frank's emerging independence?

(see the answer keys)

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