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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 – Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alarming incident prompts Donald to visit the health center in Chapter 7?
(a) He jumps into an empty pool.
(b) He jumps in front of a car.
(c) He jumps into a bonfire.
(d) He jumps out of a second-story window.

2. Where does the Galvin family move in 1951?
(a) Fort Collins, Colorado.
(b) Boulder, Colorado.
(c) Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

3. Which Galvin sibling leads the life of a teenage rebel, as revealed in Chapter 6?
(a) Peter.
(b) Donald.
(c) Jim.
(d) Brian.

4. In what year does Mimi meet her future husband, Don?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1933.

5. What plan does Mary abandon in the prologue?
(a) Burning her brother at the stake.
(b) Poisoning her brother.
(c) Calling the police.
(d) Running away.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the prologue to the book begin?

2. As the prologue begins, how old is Mary Galvin?

3. Who becomes a protector to the younger siblings in Chapter 12?

4. What is the name of the priest who becomes close to Mimi in Chapter 3?

5. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, what does young Margaret do about the conflicts consuming her brothers?

(see the answer key)

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