View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Frank afraid to go home in Chapter 6?
(a) There will be no food at home.
(b) His father found out he went to the cinema.
(c) His mother has consumption.
(d) He has learned that his parents know he skipped school.

2. Why does young Malachy have to visit Barrington's Hospital?
(a) Young Malachy has caught pneumonia.
(b) The older Malachy's dentures have gotten stuck in young Malachy's mouth.
(c) Young Malachy has drank some of his father's liquor.
(d) He has consumption.

3. Why is the family receiving less money at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) With two less children, the charity gives them less.
(b) Malachy had been drinking away all of the money.
(c) With Angela's new job, the charity feels they do not need as much.
(d) There is less money for the charity to give.

4. What does Paddy's father tell Frank about his mother in Chapter 6?
(a) She was an excellent dancer.
(b) She once dated a senator.
(c) She was a great student.
(d) She was always poor.

5. What is Mr. O'Neill particularly enthusiastic about teaching?
(a) American History.
(b) Biology.
(c) Music.
(d) Euclid.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where do Paddy and Frank go when they skip school?

2. When told there is no work in Ireland, Malachy decides to go to Dublin. Why?

3. What job does Frank take on for Margaret?

4. What does Frank do with the raisin he finds in his pastry?

5. Why is Mr. O'Neill called "Dotty?"

(see the answer key)

This section contains 346 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample