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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong about the boy taking Irene to the cinema?
(a) She is Grenaghan's girlfriend.
(b) He forgets where the cinema is.
(c) The cinema is closed.
(d) He doesn't have any money.

2. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Una.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ann.

3. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?
(a) In the church.
(b) In the streets.
(c) In the market.
(d) In the distillery.

4. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?
(a) The Field of the Disappeared.
(b) Buncrana.
(c) Grianan.
(d) Donegal.

5. What passages of scripture does the boy find intriguing?
(a) The law of the Old Testament.
(b) The ones about good and evil.
(c) The prophecies of revelation.
(d) The gospel parables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the infestation mentioned in Chapter 3?

2. To whom is the boy attracted in Chapter 4?

3. Which one of these characters does not know the truth about Eddie's death in Chapter 5?

4. When Katie goes to England to attend her daughter's wedding, why does the rest of her family refuse to attend?

5. From where does the title of the novel get its name?

(see the answer key)

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