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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 bar did Frank go to after having his first disagreement with Mike?

2. How long did Frank stay at a bar and drink with Bob Bogard one Friday after school?

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

4. When Frank met Bridey Stokes, how long had she been in America?

5. How much money did Frank make a year for his first teaching job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Frank fired from the bank?

2. What did the students at McKee bring Frank for St. Patrick's Day?

3. How did Frank feel when he went back to Limerick for a visit after he had become a teacher?

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

5. What was the cause of Frank and Mike's first disagreement?

6. Why didn't Paddy McGovern have any trouble getting girls to dance?

7. What were paraprofessionals and why were they taking college classes at New York Technical College?

8. How did Miss Mudd save Frank?

9. Who was Bradford Rush?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frank told about an army corporal named Dunphy who should have been kicked out of the army long ago. Discuss Dunphy and his role in Frank's training.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Frank's expectations of what college would be like with what college was actually like.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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