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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. How much did it cost to ride the Staten Island ferry?

2. Where did Frank go to school in Limerick?

3. Where did Frank go to work when he was trying to get Emer back?

4. How old was Hannah, Mrs. Austin's sister, when she married an Irishman?

5. How much more was Frank paid a week than the dishwashers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Uncle Pa's lungs?

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

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

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

5. How did Corporal Dunphy show Frank how to clean his rifle?

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

7. How did the priest get back to the New Yorker after he drank too much?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank decided not to reenlist in the army. Discuss why Frank had to decide whether to reenlist and why he chose not to.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Emer and Frank and why they broke up.

Essay Topic 3

When Frank attempted to imagine what New York would be like, Limerick would push him into the past. Discuss Limerick, Ireland, and the mixed feelings that Frank felt for his former home.

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