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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. Where is the priest that Frank meets on the boat from?
(a) Limerick.
(b) New York.
(c) Cork.
(d) Shannon.
2. Where does the family stay when they are evicted in Chapter 12?
(a) In a shelter.
(b) With Margaret.
(c) With Angela's cousin Laman.
(d) With Malachy's family in Northern Ireland.
3. What does Mrs. Finucane want Frank to do?
(a) Read to her.
(b) Walk her dog.
(c) Write threatening letters to her customers.
(d) Carry her bags of coal.
4. What does Malachy bring Angela as a gift for Christmas in Chapter 12?
(a) A bottle of Guiness.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A new coat.
(d) A half-eaten box of chocolates.
5. Why is Frank shown more respect by his classmates in Chapter 11?
(a) He is getting older.
(b) He beat up Mikey Molloy.
(c) He is employed.
(d) He is smarter than the other children at school.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Agnes treat the children when they stay with her?
2. How does Frank provide food in Chapter 10?
3. Why does Frank feel guilty after Theresa is gone?
4. What does Angela's note to Frank say at the beginning of Chapter 14?
5. What happens when the family waits for Malachy at the train station?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, the reader sees just how strained the relationship between Frank and Laman has become. Why do you think their relationship is the way it is?
2. Why do you think Angela is so disappointed in Frank in Chapter 17 when he has his first legal drink?
3. 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?
4. Why is Frank hesitant to tell Angela about his job for Mrs. Finucane in Chapter 16?
5. In Chapter 11, Mikey explains to Frank how babies are conceived. This is news to Frank. What impact does it have on him?
6. Why do you think Frank attempts to baptize Mrs. Harrington in Chapter 16?
7. 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?
8. In Chapter 14, what events occur that show Frank's emerging independence?
9. 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?
10. How does Frank find out that he is a bastard in Chapter 11? What does this mean for him?
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