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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did it cost to ride the Staten Island ferry?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 3 cents.
(d) 8 cents.

2. What was the name of the girl with a limp who Frank asked to dance in Limerick?
(a) Briana.
(b) Deirdre.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Aileen.

3. What Indian tribe did Digger Moon claim to be from?
(a) Iroquois.
(b) Apache.
(c) Blackfoot.
(d) Sioux.

4. What was the name of the ship that Frank sailed on to America in 1949?
(a) MS Irish Pine.
(b) MS Irish Alder.
(c) MS Irish Oak.
(d) MS Irish Larch.

5. In what country did Frank end up being assigned to the canine corps?
(a) Germany.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

6. Where did Dunphy's wife and children go?
(a) California.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Indiana.

7. How many courses did the Dean of Admissions at NYU allow Frank to take?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

8. Where did Frank's landlady, Mrs. Austin, come from?
(a) Finland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

9. What nationality was the last guy who had Frank's job at the Biltmore?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

10. How many children did Dunphy have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

11. How many passengers were on the ship with Frank in1949?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

12. Where did Jerry Kerrisk want to go on Memorial Day?
(a) Catskill Mountains.
(b) Appalachian Mountains.
(c) Long Beach.
(d) Atlantic City.

13. Where did a doctor tell Frank that his infectious eye problem came from?
(a) New Guinea.
(b) China.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Europe.

14. What was the name of the professor who taught Frank's History of Education in America class?
(a) Rebecca Colson.
(b) Maxine Green.
(c) Margaret Williams.
(d) Rachel Browning.

15. What made Frank sick the day after laundry duty and his visit to the refugee camp?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Chickenpox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Rubella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument did Corporal Vinnie Gandia play?

2. What were the worst days of the week for Frank when he worked at the Biltmore?

3. What color flowers did a girl have on her dress in a refugee camp that Frank and the other men visited after taking laundry to be done?

4. While Frank was training for an office job, where did Tom ask him to move?

5. What was Rappaport reading when Frank and the other men returned from laundry duty?

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