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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Malachy believe he lost his job?
(a) He was late to work.
(b) He was not able to perform the duties of the job.
(c) Because Angela came to his work.
(d) Because he has been drinking on the job.

2. What happens to Frank's brother Malachy on the playground?
(a) He is kidnapped.
(b) He falls off of the see-saw and injures himself.
(c) He fights with Frank.
(d) He slips in the mud and hurts his ankle.

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

4. What does the "Angel on the Seventh Step" bring the family?
(a) Eggs, butter, and sugar to make sweets.
(b) A new bag of coal.
(c) Brother Michael.
(d) New clothes for the children.

5. Because they do not have bus fare home, where does the family sleep that night?
(a) At a friend's house.
(b) In the police barracks.
(c) Inside a homeless shelter.
(d) On the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the man at the IRA office refuse to give Malachy money for the bus fare home?

2. Where does Frank get a job at the end of Chapter 3?

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

4. Why is Angela and Malachy's first born son not named after his father?

5. What does Frank's teacher tell the boys who teased Frank about his shoes?

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