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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Angela angry at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) He i working late and she is worried.
(b) Malachy is out late drinking instead of coming home with his wages.
(c) He has been arrested for drunken behavior.
(d) He forgets to pick the children up from school.

2. What does Grandma mean when she says that she has "God in me backyard?"
(a) The Pope's picture has been left outside in the rain.
(b) The priest has come to visit the family.
(c) Frank has left his prayer book outside.
(d) Frank has thrown up his first communion.

3. Why does Quigley seem to annoy his teachers?
(a) He is always asking questions.
(b) His clothes are always dirty.
(c) He cannot read.
(d) He is always fighting with the other boys.

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

5. Where does Frank get a job at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A potato farm.
(b) A pub.
(c) The butcher's shop.
(d) A cement factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does it seem that Nora Molloy enjoys being taken to the asylum?

2. Why does Angela believe that Frank was not accepted as an altar boy?

3. Why does Paddy get into trouble with his mother in Chapter 6?

4. Why is Frank disappointed that his mother is not speaking to his grandmother in Chapter 5?

5. What is the Confraternity?

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