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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Una.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Emily.
(d) Ann.
2. What does Brother Regan teach the boys at the school in December of 1948?
(a) Action should be taken to prevent further violence.
(b) Only God should judge people and decide their fate.
(c) Bad things happen because people make poor choices.
(d) God's love extends even to those who commit evil deeds.
3. In June 1948, what does the boy witness?
(a) The house burn down.
(b) The death of a young boy.
(c) His mother attempt suicide.
(d) His father leave town.
4. 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.
5. What makes the boy feel distinctly uncomfortable in Chapter 1?
(a) What he finds in his sister's wardrobe.
(b) His sympathy for the Protestant police.
(c) His mother's depression.
(d) The book he reads in the dark.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?
2. What are the IRA gunmen protesting at the shootout at the distillery?
3. What do people believe lay below the ruins of Grianan?
4. When does Tony McIlhenny disappear?
5. In Chapter 1, what causes the boy's mother to become inconsolable?
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