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Reading in the Dark | Quiz

Seamus Deane
This Study Guide consists of approximately 51 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Reading in the Dark.

Reading in the Dark | Quiz

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1)

How does the boy describe how he got rid of the infestation in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

He hired an exterminator.
He flooded the nests.
He had the dogs eat them.
He threw burning rags on them.
2)

What happens two days before the boy visits his parents in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

The story of Eddie's death becomes public.
A soldier is shot dead on their doorstep.
The town gets snowed in.
His mother dies.
3)

What does Sergeant Burke suggest to the boy as he gives him a ride home? (from Chapter 3)

That the boy's father doesn't know what really happened to Eddie.
That the boy's father is responsible for Eddie's disappearance.
That Eddie was killed.
That Eddie was involved in something dangerous before his disappearance.
4)

Who teaches the boy's math class? (from Chapter 3)

His father.
Regan.
His uncle.
Gildea.
5)

Why does the boy's mother lie to Katie about why the boy's father started drinking again? (from Chapter 3)

Because she didn't want to tell Katie that Eddie was executed.
Because Katie knew nothing about Eddie's disappearance.
Because she would have to reveal that Katie's husband was the informer.
Because she didn't want Katie to know Eddie was the informer.
6)

Who teaches the boy about sex? (from Chapter 4)

Brother Regan.
Father Nugent.
His father.
His mother.
7)

By the end of Chapter 6, how many of the boy's parents' children live at home? (from Chapter 6)

One.
Three.
Two.
None.
8)

Which two groups does the boy's mother find out were collaborating together? (from Chapter 6)

The police and the boy's uncles.
The boy's uncles and the priests.
The police and the priests.
The priests and the IRA.
9)

What reason does the boy's mother give for not taking her medicine? (from Chapter 4)

She doesn't think it is working.
It tastes disgusting.
She claims the medicine is a placebo.
It is ruining her teeth.
10)

What does the boy try to do after his talk with Sergeant Burke in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

To hide in his room.
To talk to his father.
To run away.
To talk to his mother.
11)

When the boy encounters Crazy Joe in Chapter 5, what does Crazy Joe ask him to do? (from Chapter 5)

Tell him about Eddie.
Show him the way to the park.
Walk him to the library.
Sing him some songs.
12)

Who was Jimmy in love with? (from Chapter 4)

Claire.
Irene.
Ann.
Katie.
13)

How does the boy's grandfather die? (from Chapter 3)

An accident.
A stroke.
A heart attack.
Old age.
14)

What is the moral of the story about the man with the baby sock? (from Chapter 6)

People in small places make big mistakes.
People will only find what they're looking for if they stop searching.
People can't move on if they don't let go.
People won't find anything if they keep their eyes closed for too long.
15)

In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly? (from Chapter 3)

Cleaning or caning.
Time out or extra homework.
Extra homework or cleaning.
Extra homework or caning.
16)

What does the boy think happened to Eddie in the secret passage of Grianan? (from Chapter 5)

Larry shot him.
Eddie was swallowed up by the earth.
His grandfather shot him.
Eddie starved to death.
17)

Who told the boy the story of the man with the baby sock? (from Chapter 6)

His mother.
Crazy Joe.
Katie.
His father.
18)

What does Katie's sister tell her that upsets her? (from Chapter 4)

That Meave's husband would soon cheat on her.
That Tony really loved Katie's sister instead.
That Meave's husband will leave her just like Katie's husband left her.
That Meave will stop talking to Katie soon.
19)

Where does the boy go to university? (from Chapter 6)

Limerick.
Belfast.
Dublin.
Shannon.
20)

Which character dies in 1959? (from Chapter 6)

Crazy Joe.
Sergeant Burke.
Tony McIlhenny.
Katie McIlhenny.
21)

What does the boy's mother tell him to put in the fire? (from Chapter 4)

Her dress.
The gun.
The newspaper.
Her pills.
22)

Who was McIlhenny involved with before he marries Katie? (from Chapter 5)

The boy's mother.
Bernadette.
Ena.
Brigid.
23)

What happens to the boy after he takes the girl to the cinema? (from Chapter 4)

He gives her flowers.
His parents see him kiss her goodnight.
He gets hit after being set up by the girl.
He asks her to be his girlfriend.
24)

Why will no one ever know what really happened to Eddie in the secret passageway of Grianan? (from Chapter 5)

No one was there to witness what happened after he was sealed inside the passageway.
The records of his death were burned.
Larry does not speak anymore.
Those who know were sworn to secrecy.
25)

What causes the priest to call off Larry McLaughlin's wedding? (from Chapter 3)

Larry has become insane.
Larry isn't ready to get married.
Larry has cheated on this soon-to-be wife.
Larry doesn't want to get married.
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