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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy find in the wardrobe of his sister's bedroom?
(a) A gun.
(b) Money.
(c) A flower.
(d) A photo album.

2. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?
(a) She sings the children's song once a year.
(b) She skips wherever she goes.
(c) She pretends the children have never left.
(d) She never leaves her house.

3. Why is the murder case of 1921 thrown out of court?
(a) There wasn't enough evidence.
(b) The murder suspect had a proven alibi.
(c) The murder suspect disappeared.
(d) The evidence was tampered with.

4. In Chapter 2, at what time does the grandfather clock strike before it stops for good?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

5. Who gives a gun to the boy's father?
(a) A family friend.
(b) A German sailor.
(c) A local policeman.
(d) His grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brother Regan teach the boys at the school in December of 1948?

2. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?

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

4. How old was the boy's father when he was left in charge of the family?

5. Where are the boy's father's sisters sent to live after the death of their parents?

(see the answer key)

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