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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Frank's transfused blood come from?
(a) Pat Sheehan.
(b) The Sarsfield Barracks soldiers.
(c) The officers from the IRA office.
(d) His mother.

2. 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) He has learned that his parents know he skipped school.
(d) His mother has consumption.

3. When Malachy goes to the IRA office to claim his pension, what is he told?
(a) There is no record of his service in the IRA.
(b) He has come to the wrong office.
(c) The IRA is all out of money.
(d) There is a waiting period for his pension check.

4. Why does Mr. Downes believe Malachy may be sent back to Ireland in Chapter 9?
(a) Malachy has been arrested.
(b) Malachy can get better work in Ireland.
(c) Malachy misses his family.
(d) Malachy drinks too much.

5. Why is Angela and Malachy's first born son not named after his father?
(a) Malachy was drunk and the clerk writing the birth certificate did not understand what he was saying.
(b) The child is named for Angela's father.
(c) Malachy is disgusted by his own name.
(d) The child is given an American name.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Malachy believe is wrong with Frank in Chapter 8?

3. What does Paddy's father tell Frank about his mother in Chapter 6?

4. Why is Angela angry at the end of Chapter 3?

5. Why are Angela and Malachy angry with Frank in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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