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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often, as company clerk, did Frank have to take company bedding to a military laundry?
(a) Twice a month.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Three times a month.
(d) Four times a month.

2. How old was Frank in 1949?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

3. Where did Frank's landlady, Mrs. Austin, come from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Finland.
(d) Norway.

4. What book did Corporal Dunphy lend Frank?
(a) On Irish themes.
(b) Lonely for the Future.
(c) The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan.
(d) A World I Never Made.

5. What was Emer's brother's name?
(a) Alvy.
(b) Brock.
(c) Liam.
(d) Mortimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Michael McCourt's job when Frank came to Limerick on leave from the army?

2. What was the name of the ship that Frank sailed on to America in 1949?

3. Where was Frank shipped after his basic training?

4. What was the only book that Frank brought with him from Ireland?

5. What did a Greek at a diner give Frank to take home on Christmas Eve?

(see the answer key)

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