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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alphie get so upset in Chapter 10?
(a) He is accidentally hit with a piece of coal.
(b) He has a dirty diaper.
(c) He is sick with pneumonia.
(d) He misses his mother.

2. Why are the other boys laughing at Frank when he first reports for work at the Post Office?
(a) He shows up to work without being offered a job.
(b) He is dirty and his clothes are a mess.
(c) He does not know how to do the job.
(d) He brings his mother to work with him.

3. Why is Paddy Clohessy's family doing well in Chapter 15?
(a) Paddy and his father now work in England and send money home.
(b) Mrs. Clohessy remarried a rich man.
(c) Paddy's father died and his life insurance policy was huge.
(d) Paddy won money gambling.

4. While at the hospital, what do the doctor's discover about Frank?
(a) He has pneumonia.
(b) He must have his tonsils removed.
(c) He has gained weight.
(d) He has broken his arm.

5. Why does Margaret get angry with Frank and make him take Galvin's food to the kiln for free?
(a) Frank ate Galvin's food before he got to the kiln.
(b) Frank sold the food.
(c) Frank went to the cinema instead of taking the food.
(d) Frank dropped the food and it wasn't good anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank spend his tuition money?

2. Why do the McCourt children laugh at Aunt Agnes while they are staying with her in Chapter 10?

3. What job does Frank take on for Margaret?

4. Why does young Malachy run away from Aunt Agnes's home in Chapter 10?

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

(see the answer key)

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