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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frank spend his first wages in Chapter 15?
(a) He spends the evening at the pub.
(b) He takes Michael out to a movie and buys him something to eat.
(c) He buys new clothes for himself and his mother.
(d) He repays Aunt Aggie.

2. Why is Paddy Clohessy's family doing well in Chapter 15?
(a) Paddy and his father now work in England and send money home.
(b) Paddy won money gambling.
(c) Mrs. Clohessy remarried a rich man.
(d) Paddy's father died and his life insurance policy was huge.

3. Why does Gerry get upset with Frank in Chapter 17?
(a) Frank attacked Rose.
(b) Frank made fun of Rose.
(c) Frank walked Rose home.
(d) Frank proposed to Rose.

4. Why does Frank feel guilty after Theresa is gone?
(a) She left town without him saying goodbye.
(b) Her parents forced her to go to America.
(c) She is taken away to the asylum because of her relationship with Frank.
(d) She and Frank had a relationship outside of marriage and he is worried her soul is condemned.

5. Where does Aunt Aggie take Frank before he officially begins work at the Post Office?
(a) She buys him new clothes.
(b) She takes him on the postal route so he can see where he is going.
(c) She takes him to the pub for a drink.
(d) She takes him to meet his boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank ashamed of Angela at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What does Frank give Michael when he comes to visit in Chapter 14?

3. Why is Frank nervous about delivering the telegram to Theresa Carmody's house?

4. What does Frank do with Mrs. Finucane's ledger?

5. What does Frank sell for ten pounds in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Frank find relief when he visits the Franciscan priest in Chapter 17?

2. Discuss Frank's relationship with John Hannon in Chapter 11.

3. Malachy returns home temporarily to care for the children, but his visit is short-lived. How do you feel about this? Should he have stayed longer? What does his visit tell you about the dynamics of the family?

4. Consider the difference in attitude towards the children that Aunt Agnes and Pa Keating have in Chapter 10. Why do you think they are so different? How do they differ?

5. Why do you think Frank attempts to baptize Mrs. Harrington in Chapter 16?

6. In Chapter 13, the reader sees just how strained the relationship between Frank and Laman has become. Why do you think their relationship is the way it is?

7. Frank says very little about his grandmother's death. Why do you think this is?

8. In Chapter 11, Mikey explains to Frank how babies are conceived. This is news to Frank. What impact does it have on him?

9. In Chapter 10, Angela goes back to the St. Vincent de Paul society to beg for charity, and stops at a church to beg for help as well. Frank later remarks that he has trouble looking her in the eye. Why do you think that is?

10. In Chapter 14, what events occur that show Frank's emerging independence?

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