View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is hired to look after the two children, Francis and Frances?
(a) Katie McIlhenny.
(b) Brigid McLaughlin.
(c) Una.
(d) Aunt Bernadette.

2. When does the boy's mother find out the truth about Eddie?
(a) She never learns the truth of Eddie's death.
(b) After she marries the boy's father.
(c) Right before her father dies.
(d) After Tony disappears.

3. What is distinct about Larry McLaughlin's character?
(a) He wanders.
(b) He does not talk.
(c) He is missing.
(d) He tells stories.

4. How old was the boy's father when he was left in charge of the family?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 14.

5. What does Crazy Joe reveal to the boy?
(a) He saw Eddie die.
(b) He knows why Larry has stopped talking.
(c) He knows who tipped off McIlhenny.
(d) He saw McIlhenny get out of the Sergeant's car in July 1926.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his mother tells him much of the story of Eddie's death at the end of Chapter 5, why is the boy still hurt?

2. Why is the boys' mother upset when they return from their boat ride across the river?

3. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?

4. How long does the boy piece together that his father knew the full story about Eddie being an informant?

5. Why does the boy's mother lie to Katie about why the boy's father started drinking again?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 352 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample