"First Confession" by Frank O'Connor

According to Jackie, who was responsible for all the trouble in his household?

• Nora

• his father

• his mother

• his grandmother

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When Jackie falls out of the confession box and into the aisle, Nora

• helps him

• leaves the church

• slaps his head

• pretends not to know him

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Jackie hid under the table

• to keep from eating dinner

• to stab Nora with a knife

• because he knew he was a sinner

• to avoid getting a flaking

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How did Mrs. Ryan prepare the children for their first confession and communion?

• She frightened them about sin.

• She bribed them with money.

• She had Nora help her.

• Jackie held his finger in a candle.

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Jackie says, "When I was playing with Bill Connell . . . and saw my grandmother steering up the path with the jug of porter sticking out from underneath her shawl I was mortified." The prefix mort- means "death." The word mortified is a good word choice because it means Jackie felt

• frightened to death

• a deadly hatred

• embarrassed to death

• deathly ill

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Jackie's father gave him a flaking for threatening Nora with a knife. You won't find that word in the dictionary because it's an Irish slang. But you can figure out from the way it is used in the story that a flaking means a

• walloping or beating

• good talking to

• bitter argument

• warning

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How does Jackie feel about making his first confession?

• He is looking forward to it

• It is a big joke to hime

• He dreads it

• It means nothing to him

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The priest spent more time with Jackie because he

• wanted Jackie to realize his sinful ways.

• felt he had to keep Jackie from killing his grandmother.

• wanted to help Jackie feel better about himself.

• was really having fun at Jackie's expense.

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Author Frank O'Connor talks about sin and hellfire. The way he tells the story you understand he thinks

• children are terrible sinners.

• Jackie and Nora have not done anything wrong.

• first communion should be abolished.

• small children really don't understand the nature of sin.

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"First Confession" could be considered a good lesson in

• religion.

• child psychology.

• criminal justice.

• the history of Ireland.

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