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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 64 - 126).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mike ask Val to do minutes after they meet for the second time?
(a) Work together.
(b) Have oral sex.
(c) Get married.
(d) Buy a house together.

2. How old is McLeish when Vern takes him to lunch?
(a) 24.
(b) 30.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

3. Where does Alec remembering his first kiss with his wife taking place?
(a) At the opera house.
(b) Under the bleachers.
(c) In a bus shelter by Bexford Park.
(d) At Herod's.

4. Who is Alec's older son?
(a) Ben.
(b) Gary.
(c) Richard.
(d) James.

5. When does the bombing that kills the five children, and many more people, happen in the start of this novel?
(a) November 1944.
(b) January 1942.
(c) May 1941.
(d) September 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the five main children in Part I is known for being cheeky?

2. Who is the headmaster that one of the children challenges in Part I?

3. Who physically intervenes to save Ben from a possible beating in Part II?

4. What drug affects Ben's minds and moods most severely?

5. Who does Alec appeal to for a new job in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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