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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the poem Angela shares with Bridey, "The Man From the North," about?
(a) Frank's grandfather.
(b) Job opportunities up north.
(c) Angela's uncles in northern Ireland.
(d) Angela's happiness with Malachy.

2. When Angela says that God has not been "seen lately in the lanes of Limerick," to what is she referring?
(a) Malachy's chronic unemployment.
(b) Frank's illness.
(c) Frank's bad behavior.
(d) Their trip to Limerick.

3. How do Frank and young Malachy get coal in Chapter 10?
(a) They borrow it from the pub owners.
(b) They steal it by causing a distraction.
(c) They pick up lose pieces on the street.
(d) They steal money to buy it.

4. Why is Frank nervous about delivering the telegram to Theresa Carmody's house?
(a) She has consumption.
(b) Her family has a reputation for drinking too much.
(c) There are rumors that she is very mean.
(d) She never tips the delivery boys.

5. How does Agnes treat the children when they stay with her?
(a) She is hostile and unkind.
(b) She is ecstatic to have children in her home.
(c) She is welcoming.
(d) She is quiet and does not react to their presence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does young Malachy have to visit Barrington's Hospital?

2. Where does Aunt Aggie take Frank before he officially begins work at the Post Office?

3. What is wrong with Angela's health in Chapter 10?

4. How does Frank provide food in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Malachy run away to in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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