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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. What floor did Frank work on at the hotel after he had to shave his head?

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

3. How many passengers were on the ship with Frank in1949?

4. What Corporal turned Frank's sickness into a lecture and made him kneel and pray by the side of the road?

5. How many children did Dunphy have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Di Angelo confined to barracks the weekend that Frank lost his three-day pass?

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

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

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

5. What happened to Uncle Pa's lungs?

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

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

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

9. How did Frank get the grease off his fatigues after he had KP duty?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When he went to Limerick, Frank was surprised to see that his mother was taking him to his grandmother's house rather than the new house. Discuss why his mother had not moved to the new house.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between the Gilligan brothers.

Essay Topic 3

Frank compared himself to a character in "Crime and Punishment." Compare Frank to Raskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment."

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