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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Malachy meet Angela?
(a) On the boat coming to America.
(b) At a party in America.
(c) In church.
(d) In Limerick.

2. Why are Angela and Malachy angry with Frank in Chapter 6?
(a) He was spending time with Paddy.
(b) Frank stole money to go to the cinema.
(c) They learned he skipped school.
(d) Frank stole apples from the orchard.

3. What does Frank confess at his first confession?
(a) He was drinking in the alley after school.
(b) He was disrespectful to his mother.
(c) He was thinking dirty thoughts about girls.
(d) He was listening to dirty stories.

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

5. Why is Declan upset with Frank in Chapter 7?
(a) Frank has not been attending Confraternity meetings.
(b) Frank showed up to his Confraternity meetings dirty.
(c) Frank has been eating all of Declan's food.
(d) Frank has been stealing newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank so understanding when his father is telling Oliver stories about Cuchulain?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Malachy make his children promise when he gets them out of bed late at night after drinking?

3. How does Frank spend his tuition money?

4. What does Tommy Flynn say happened to Margaret's body?

5. When Malachy goes to the IRA office to claim his pension, what is he told?

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