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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Frank's landlady, Mrs. Austin, come from?

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

3. What was the name of the girl with a limp who Frank asked to dance in Limerick?

4. What nationality was the last guy who had Frank's job at the Biltmore?

5. How many weeks did Frank have to go for training for his new job when he was trying to get Emer back?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Frank able to stay in the hospital after his eyes healed?

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

3. Why, when Frank had ten more days of his furlough, did he wish that he only had ten minutes?

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

5. Why was Eddie Gilligan so cold to his brother, Joe?

6. What did the doctor tell Frank caused his bad eyes and what treatment did the doctor recommend?

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

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

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

10. What were Frank's job duties when he returned to working at Port Warehouses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conflicts that Frank faced during the years and how he dealt with them.

Essay Topic 2

Compare how Frank and Mike spent their childhoods.

Essay Topic 3

At one point, Frank said that if he had any belief left, he would have gone to confession. Discuss Frank's religious beliefs.

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