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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did a homeless woman want Angela to give her a few pennies?
(a) For soup.
(b) For an egg.
(c) For bread.
(d) For milk.

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

3. In Chapter 47, where was Frank supposed to meet Alberta for dinner?
(a) The Asian Buffet.
(b) The Near East.
(c) The Spaghetti Shack.
(d) The Mediterrean.

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

5. Where did Frank have a beer with Bob Bogard one Friday after school?
(a) Meurot Bar.
(b) Paddy's Bar.
(c) White Tavern.
(d) Green Tavern.

6. Who took attendance in Frank's first class?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Daniela.
(c) Marcella.
(d) Rachel.

7. Where would Mike Small's boyfriend go for ROTC training in the summer?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Texas.

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

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

10. What grade did Frank get in History of Education in America?
(a) C.
(b) B.
(c) B-.
(d) C+.

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

12. 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.

13. 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 got shoe polish on Frank's slacks.
(c) Because he made fun of Frank's accent.
(d) Because he wouldn't shine Frank's shoes.

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

15. When did Frank's father come to visit America?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sandwich did Frank share with Horace in Chapter 32?

2. Where did Mike get a room after she had an argument with her father?

3. What class did Professor Middlebrook teach?

4. How much money did Frank make a year for his first teaching job?

5. What did Mike Small's father do for a living?

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