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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Mr. O'Connell's girlfriend?
2. What does Paddy use to choke Brian Sheridan with while the boys are waiting to have their marks checked?
3. What item does Paddy prefer for starting fires?
4. What do the boys steal from a building site at the start of the novel?
5. What marks are the school officials checking for one day at Paddy's school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Paddy's relationship with his two sisters, Catherine and Deirdre.
2. On some Fridays, Paddy's school would show a movie for the end of the day. What usually happened when the movies were shown?
3. Using details from the text, describe what it was like taking a family photo in the Clarke household.
4. What action during the family picnic causes Paddy to ruin Sinbad's biscuits? How does Paddy ruin the biscuits?
5. Paddy and his family go on a picnic. Describe how the picnic went and the general atmosphere of the picnic from Paddy's point-of-view.
6. Describe the ceremony that Paddy and his friends sometimes played on Fridays.
7. Paddy states in the novel that the story of Father Damien was the best story Paddy ever read. Why does Paddy enjoy this story?
8. Using details from the text to support your answer, describe Mr. Hennessey, Paddy's teacher.
9. Describe Paddy's relationship with his da.
10. Why does Paddy pour salt on a slug and what happens after he pours the salt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Paddy's relationship with his brother, Sinbad. How does Paddy treat Sinbad throughout the story? How does the way Paddy treats Sinbad affect Sinbad?
Essay Topic 2
A major plot point in the story is Paddy's parents' relationship. What is their relationship like and how does it affect the story?
Essay Topic 3
Define the term diction and describe how it affects the novel.
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