'Tis: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Frank McCourt
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

'Tis: A Memoir Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Frank McCourt
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color uniform did Frank wear when he was a houseman?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Navy.
(d) Blue.

2. When Frank had to write about an author he'd like to meet, who did he write about?
(a) Bram Stoker.
(b) George Bernard Shaw.
(c) Jonathan Swift.
(d) James Joyce.

3. What color were Uncle Pa's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

4. Which author did Frank's boss at the Biltmore say wrote about the Palm Court and the Biltmore clock?
(a) Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Flannery O'Connor.
(c) Sinclair Lewis.
(d) John Steinbeck.

5. For what football team did Corporal Sneed want to play?
(a) Baltimore Ravens.
(b) Philadelphia Eagles.
(c) Jacksonville Jaguars.
(d) Cleveland Browns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the professor of Frank's Introduction to Literature class?

2. How much money did Frank have when he sailed to America in 1949?

3. Where did Frank take laundry with Rappaport?

4. Where did the priest go for a retreat after he left New York?

5. What were the worst days of the week for Frank when he worked at the Biltmore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Frank hit a ship's officer who made fun of the town where he was from?

2. Why did Horace and Frank almost die in a fumigation room?

3. How did Frank's mother describe her new house?

4. Why did Frank have to look for a lost napkin when he was working at the Biltmore?

5. What caused problems between Frank and Emer?

6. What did a man behind the bar tell Frank when he came into Costello's for a drink?

7. Why wasn't Corporal Dunphy kicked out of the army long ago?

8. Where did Frank move after he left Mrs. Austin's boarding house?

9. How did Frank learn to type the company reports quickly?

10. Why did Eddie Gilligan tell Frank that he was not allowed in the kitchens at the Biltmore?

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