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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. Where did Frank move when Mrs. Klein and her son were taken to the Catholic homes?

2. How many times did Bridey Stokes have to go up and down emptying trash every night?

3. Why did a homeless woman want Angela to give her a few pennies?

4. How did Frank get Bradford to turn his extension cord back on?

5. Where did Malachy take his father shortly after he arrived in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memories did Frank have of his father?

2. How was the room that Frank rented from Mrs. Klein different from the one he rented from Mrs. Austin?

3. What did Frank, his brothers, and his mother find when they went to harvest the vegetables from their plot of land?

4. Why did Frank begin teaching at McKee Vocational School on Thursday instead of Monday?

5. Who did Angela invite to her apartment one day?

6. Why did Frank believe that no one listened to him when he spoke in class?

7. What routine did Alberta follow on the weekends in Chapter 41?

8. How did Frank feel when he went back to Limerick for a visit after he had become a teacher?

9. How did Miss Mudd save Frank?

10. Why didn't Paddy McGovern have any trouble getting girls to dance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Frank and Horace.

Essay Topic 3

Frank kept his job at the Biltmore even though his eye condition was a problem, because he had gotten his job through the Democratic Party. Discuss political machines and how these affected Frank and his coworkers.

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