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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what does Terence say about Patrick?
(a) He thinks too much about love.
(b) He thinks too much about life.
(c) He spends too much time living.
(d) He spends too much money.

2. In Chapter 11, what does Patrick consider doing after the IRA interrogate him?
(a) Turning in Charlie.
(b) Reporting Irwin.
(c) Joining the IRA.
(d) Leaving Tyreelin.

3. What does Patrick learn about British soldiers at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) They have shot people in Derry.
(b) They are stealing Irish weapons.
(c) They have taken prisoners in Dublin.
(d) They are going into Scotland.

4. Where does Patrick put his short story in Chapter 7?
(a) A church pew.
(b) His father's mailbox.
(c) The trash.
(d) His father's car door.

5. In Chapter 19, what does Patrick end up doing to Silky String?
(a) Stabbing him in the foot.
(b) Biting off part of his ear.
(c) Stealing his money.
(d) Ripping his clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what does Patrick call his landlady?

2. How many siblings does Patrick Braden have?

3. Where is Piccadilly Circus?

4. Why would Father Bernard take out of the way routes?

5. What does Patrick promise not to do in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 29, why does Patrick go searching behind the creamery?

2. In Chapter 30, how does Patrick think about what could have been?

3. Why did Father Bernard lose his passion?

4. In Chapter 24, what does Patrick begin to do at a hotel in the morning?

5. How does Patrick become bolder in Chapter 6?

6. What happens when Patrick is interrogated by the IRA in Chapter 11?

7. What happens between Patrick and Silky String in Chapter 19?

8. What happens when Patrick first goes to Piccadilly Circus in Chapter 18?

9. In Chapter 21, what is Patrick's relationship with Bert like?

10. What do Patrick and Charlie do when Patrick moves in, in Chapter 14?

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