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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. How does Mary respond to Da's question?
(a) She gets upset.
(b) She doesn't say anything.
(c) She tells him to mind his own business.
(d) She laughs.

2. What does Da say will happen to Charlie's birth mother if she ever shows up?
(a) She'll be free to see Charlie.
(b) She'll get the boot.
(c) She'll be asked to dinner.
(d) She'll be asked for explanations.

3. What does Young Charlie decide to do instead of going out with Mary?
(a) Meet Oliver at the pool hall.
(b) Play cards with some buddies.
(c) Have a few beers at the pub.
(d) Help his Mother with chores.

4. Which of the following does Mary not do when Charlie rebuffs her?
(a) Laughs at him.
(b) Leaves disappointed.
(c) Cries.
(d) Calls him a name.

5. What does Mother do when Young Charlie runs away?
(a) Cries herself to sleep.
(b) Calls the police.
(c) Runs after him.
(d) Clears the tea dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mother claimed that Da made a __________ out of Young Charlie.

2. Who takes the letter from Young Charlie?

3. Where does Drumm ask Young Charlie to go with him?

4. Why did all the boys want to be with Mary?

5. Da reappears and talks about the funeral and _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie learn about how his parents came to be married?

2. What information does Young Charlie overhear and how does he react to it?

3. What does Drumm bring to the house for Charlie and how does Charlie respond?

4. How does the author provide some context for Da's anger at Mother to help the reader better understand him as a person?

5. Why is the memory of Charlie having the memory regarding his birth mother so significant?

6. It has been presented that maybe Charlie had not been interested in caring for his dying father. How is that perception changed in this act?

7. What is "an Irishwoman's death"?

8. What is the nature of the letter Young Charlie is writing and why does his mother not like it?

9. From whose point of view are the memory scenes told?

10. Why do Oliver's plans differ from Charlie's once Charlie sees Mary sitting on a bench reading?

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