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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. When did Frank take his Introduction to Literature class?

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

3. How old was Frank's brother Michael when he left school?

4. What color flowers did a girl have on her dress in a refugee camp that Frank and the other men visited after taking laundry to be done?

5. How much did Frank have to pay for a room with Mrs. Austin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the captain learn about the incident at the refugee camp, and what did he do about it?

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

3. What happened when Frank went dancing in Limerick?

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

5. How did Frank get his first job in New York City?

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

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

8. Why didn't Frank wander the streets of Manhattan after he shaved his head?

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

10. How did Frank get to New York City when the ship docked in Albany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank thought it was very hard going through life not saying what came to his tongue. Discuss why Frank didn't usually say what he was thinking.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Frank's emotions the first Christmas that he spent in America.

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