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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 was the name of Malachy's first child?

2. How did Paddy Arthur die?

3. Where did Frank have a beer with Bob Bogard one Friday after school?

4. Where did Mike's father punch her?

5. In Chapter 27, where was Alphie attending school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Miss Mudd save Frank?

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

3. Describe Frank and Alberta's wedding day.

4. Who did Angela invite to her apartment one day?

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

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

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

8. Why did Frank believe that no one listened to him when he spoke in class?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Frank kept his job at the Biltmore even though his eye condition was a problem, because he had gotten his job through the Democratic Party. Discuss political machines and how these affected Frank and his coworkers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Frank worked temporary jobs and how the jobs worked out for him.

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