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

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

3. Why does Alphie get so upset in Chapter 10?
(a) He has a dirty diaper.
(b) He is accidentally hit with a piece of coal.
(c) He misses his mother.
(d) He is sick with pneumonia.

4. How does Frank spend his first wages in Chapter 15?
(a) He repays Aunt Aggie.
(b) He takes Michael out to a movie and buys him something to eat.
(c) He spends the evening at the pub.
(d) He buys new clothes for himself and his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Pa Keating feed the children in Chapter 10?

2. Why does young Malachy run away from Aunt Agnes's home in Chapter 10?

3. Why is Frank ashamed of Angela at the end of Chapter 10?

4. What does Mrs. Finucane want Frank to do?

5. Why is Frank called Blinky at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Describe the circumstances under which Angela and her family are evicted.

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

5. In Chapter 15, Agnes buys Frank new clothes. Why is this so surprising? Why do you think she does it?

6. 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?

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

8. Malachy returns home temporarily to care for the children, but his visit is short-lived. How do you feel about this? Should he have stayed longer? What does his visit tell you about the dynamics of the family?

9. 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?

10. How does Frank find out that he is a bastard in Chapter 11? What does this mean for him?

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