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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?
(a) To his father.
(b) To a grave.
(c) To a sick relative's house.
(d) To his teacher.

2. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?
(a) The Poor Old Woman.
(b) The Conflict of Past.
(c) The Land of Poverty.
(d) The Lovely Dark Land.

3. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?
(a) Neil McLaughlin.
(b) Rory Hannaway.
(c) Brother Regan.
(d) Billy Mahon.

4. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?
(a) She is losing her voice.
(b) She sees ghosts out the window.
(c) She keeps losing things.
(d) The orphans keep changing.

5. Who does the boy find out is responsible for the murder of 1921?
(a) A policeman.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) Brother Regan.
(d) Neil McLaughlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?

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

3. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?

4. What makes the boy feel distinctly uncomfortable in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?

(see the answer key)

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