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

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

3. What was Mike Small's stepmother's name?
(a) Stella.
(b) Angela.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Mandy.

4. What bar did Frank go to after having his first disagreement with Mike?
(a) Columbia Bar.
(b) West End Bar.
(c) The Pub.
(d) Brighton Pub.

5. To what author did Mike Small compare Frank's essay on "The Bed"?
(a) Steinbeck.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Twain.
(d) Dickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 47, where was Frank supposed to meet Alberta for dinner?

2. Where did Bridey Stokes' son go to college?

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

4. What color scarf did Alberta wear over her coat when she met Frank at Louis' Bar after they had quarreled?

5. In Chapter 27, where was Alphie attending school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Frank fired from the bank?

2. What was Frank's brother, Malachy, doing once he moved to in Manhattan?

3. How were Frank and Alberta able to buy a home?

4. What were the girls doing in Frank's second class at McKee?

5. What did Frank, his brothers, and his mother find when they went to harvest the vegetables from their plot of land?

6. Who did Angela invite to her apartment one day?

7. Why wasn't Bridey Stokes sad about her husband's death?

8. What routine did Alberta follow on the weekends in Chapter 41?

9. When was Frank able to spend time with Mike Small?

10. What did Bob say when he heard that Mike was staying at the same boarding house with Frank?

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