1) The story "The Man of the House" by Frank O’Connor is narrated in a) first person b) second person c) third person 2) What role has Sullivan taken from the beginning of the story? a) The role of man of the house b) The role of his mother c) The role of a child  d) He does nothing 3) Who is the narrator of the story? a) His mother b) The doctor c) Sullivan d) The pub owner 4) Why was Sullivan worried about his mother? a) Sullivan was afraid that his mother will chastise him for going to the pub. b) as afraid that his mother will ran off and leave him alone. c) as worried that his mother was smoking. d) Sullivan is frightened that his mother will die of pneumonia 5) The mother is equally devoted to her son because a) she is just being a good mom. b) of the guilt she feels since Sullivan has to take care of her. c) she told him to stay home so she can take care of him. d) she wants Sullivan to stay with her. 6) All of the following themes can be found in the short story "The Man of the House" except... a) Childhood Experiences b) Love and Family c) Migration d) Innocence 7) At the end of the story Sullivan realised that a) Sullivan could not take the pressures of being the man of the house and ran off. b) despite playing at being a man, he is still an innocent child. c) He will have to play this role the rest of his life. d) nothing has changed in his life. 8) Identify the main conflict of the story a) Sullivan is taking care of his mother. b) Sullivan's mother is sick. c) Sullivan and the medicine girl drink the medicine that was supposed to be for Gus' mother. d) Sullivan wants to go to school but cannot. 9) The story "The Man of the House" implies how a) parents teach children responsibilities. b) boys become like their fathers. c) a woman needs a man to provide for her. d) the lack of a father figure affects the emotional growth of a child. 10) When Sullivan is swept into the temptation of drinking up the cough mixture by the girl indicates a) that he is irresponsible and cannot be trusted. b) that he never had any good intentions. c) first occasion in the story in whereby Gus lets himself down. d) he wanted to be a child.

Prose: The Man of the House by Frank O’Connor

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