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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. What does Patrick buy in Tyreelin?
(a) A car.
(b) A new suit.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A bungalow.

2. What year is it in Chapter 37?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1974.

3. What do Horse and his friends buy Irwin at the bar?
(a) Shots of vodka.
(b) His own barstool.
(c) Whiskey and soda.
(d) Pints of beer.

4. What day of the week is it in Chapter 48?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

5. In Chapter 33, what do the Bergins do one Saturday night?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Take a drive along the shore.
(c) Go for a long walk.
(d) Listen to the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Patrick meet his new love in Chapter 52?

2. What name does Patrick give himself as leader of the IRA group in Chapter 39?

3. Where are Patrick and his mother in Chapter 42?

4. What did Patrick paint on his face in Chapter 50?

5. What London suburb do the IRA plan to visit in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the detectives think of Patrick in Chapter 40?

2. What does Patrick discover about Charlie when he returns to Tyreelin?

3. What hallucination does Patrick have in Chapter 41?

4. What do the detectives think about Patrick's outburst in Chapter 42?

5. In Chapter 49, what happens to Mulvey's?

6. What is "the other thing" that the title of Chapter 54 is referring to?

7. What happens when Pat McGrane crosses the border in Chapter 45?

8. What is strange about Patrick's newfound love in Chapter 52?

9. In Chapter 54, what makes Patrick so angry and how does he respond?

10. In Chapter 39, what role does Patrick play in his vision of the bombing?

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