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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Malachy's first wife's name?
(a) Linda.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Susan.
(d) Robin.

2. Where did Frank teach after he left McKee?
(a) City College of Technology.
(b) Technical Career Institutes.
(c) New York Technical College.
(d) College of Technology.

3. How many times did Bridey Stokes have to go up and down emptying trash every night?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

4. What had been built where Mrs. Austin's house used to stand?
(a) Office building.
(b) Apartment building.
(c) New York Foundling Hospital.
(d) Tennis courts.

5. How many unexcused absences would get a student an F in a class at McKee Vocational School?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

6. Where did Frank's family get a plot of land in which to grow vegetables?
(a) Thornbury.
(b) Rosbrien.
(c) Ballycummin.
(d) Loughmore.

7. Which teacher was Frank replacing at McKee Vocational School?
(a) Mr. Dun.
(b) Miss Mudd.
(c) Mis Brown.
(d) Mr. Charles.

8. After drinking with Bogard, why did Frank get angry with an Italian who shined shoes?
(a) Because he only shined one of Frank's shoes.
(b) Because he wouldn't shine Frank's shoes.
(c) Because he got shoe polish on Frank's slacks.
(d) Because he made fun of Frank's accent.

9. What kind of sandwich did Frank share with Horace in Chapter 32?
(a) Ham and cheese.
(b) Beef.
(c) Reuben.
(d) Chicken.

10. What was the name of Malachy's first child?
(a) Anna.
(b) Siobhan.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Bridget.

11. When did Frank become a full-time student at NYU?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1953.

12. How many girls were in Frank's second class at McKee?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 27.
(d) 35.

13. What did the paraprofessionals give Frank after class was over?
(a) Shaving lotion.
(b) A book.
(c) Fruit.
(d) A tie.

14. What was the oldest date on the uncorrected student compositions that Frank found in the closets of Miss Mudd's old room?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1946.

15. Who taught music at McKee High School?
(a) Mr. Brown.
(b) Mr. Jones.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did it cost to ride the subway?

2. What day was Frank supposed to begin teaching at McKee Vocational School?

3. When Frank met Bridey Stokes, how long had she been in America?

4. Where did Frankie and Danny Lennon take college classes?

5. How many classes was Frank supposed to teach at McKee Vocational School?

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