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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 have a beer with Bob Bogard one Friday after school?

2. When did Frank become a full-time student at NYU?

3. Who taught music at McKee High School?

4. Why did a homeless woman want Angela to give her a few pennies?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Frank's brother, Malachy, doing once he moved to in Manhattan?

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

3. Why wasn't Bridey Stokes sad about her husband's death?

4. What would Frank have liked to tell professors who singled him out for his Irishness or his faith?

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

6. How was the room that Frank rented from Mrs. Klein different from the one he rented from Mrs. Austin?

7. Where did Alphie and Angela live when they stayed in New York?

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

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

10. What were the girls doing in Frank's second class at McKee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between the Gilligan brothers.

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