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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mike Small live while she was attending NYU?
(a) Columbus Avenue.
(b) Riverside Drive.
(c) Morningside Drive.
(d) Amsterdam Avenue.

2. How did Paddy Arthur die?
(a) Hit by a bus.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Hit by a train.
(d) Automobile accident.

3. What color hair did Paddy McGovern have?
(a) Light brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Dark brown.
(d) Red.

4. What was the only flower that Frank could identify?
(a) Petunias.
(b) Roses.
(c) Daffodils.
(d) Geraniums.

5. Where did Malachy take his father shortly after he arrived in America?
(a) Alcoholics Anonymous.
(b) A movie.
(c) A play.
(d) His bar.

6. How did Frank get Bradford to turn his extension cord back on?
(a) Banged a spoon against a window.
(b) Yelled at Bradford.
(c) Tapped a broom on the floor.
(d) Jumped up and down on the floor.

7. When Frank took the ferry home after his first day teaching at McKee, who patrolled the ferry for shoeshine customers?
(a) Black men.
(b) Puerto Rican men.
(c) Italian men.
(d) Irish men.

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

9. What color were Alberta Small's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

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

12. What was the name of the first book that Frank made his students buy?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) Giants in the Earth.
(c) Silas Marner.
(d) Catcher in the Rye.

13. Where did Delores, the girl Frank danced with at Jaeger House, live?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

14. How long did Frank stay at a bar and drink with Bob Bogard one Friday after school?
(a) 7 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 9 hours.

15. How much did it cost to ride the subway?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 20 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many girls were in Frank's second class at McKee?

2. After drinking with Bogard, why did Frank get angry with an Italian who shined shoes?

3. How long had Frank been in America when he got his first teaching job?

4. When did Frank become a full-time student at NYU?

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

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