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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the ship that Frank sailed on to America in 1949?

2. What made Frank sick the day after laundry duty and his visit to the refugee camp?

3. What did a Greek at a diner give Frank to take home on Christmas Eve?

4. When Frank became the colonel's orderly, what was the name of the colonel's driver?

5. What did Frank want to go see at the Sixty-eight Street Playhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, when Frank had ten more days of his furlough, did he wish that he only had ten minutes?

2. How was Frank able to stay in the hospital after his eyes healed?

3. What caused problems between Frank and Emer?

4. What were Frank's job duties when he returned to working at Port Warehouses?

5. What did the doctor tell Frank caused his bad eyes and what treatment did the doctor recommend?

6. Why did Eddie Gilligan tell Frank that he was not allowed in the kitchens at the Biltmore?

7. Why was Eddie Gilligan so cold to his brother, Joe?

8. How did the captain learn about the incident at the refugee camp, and what did he do about it?

9. Why didn't Frank hit a ship's officer who made fun of the town where he was from?

10. What did Mr. Pugilio, who was doing the Blue Cross training, say would happen if someone lied on their application?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Frank and Horace.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Frank's emotions the first Christmas that he spent in America.

Essay Topic 3

When he went to Limerick, Frank was surprised to see that his mother was taking him to his grandmother's house rather than the new house. Discuss why his mother had not moved to the new house.

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