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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 91-132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the issues that Paddy and his da like to discuss?
(a) Politics.
(b) Paddy's friends.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Food.

2. Where do the gang of boys like to light fires?
(a) In their backyards.
(b) At the school shed.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) At the building site.

3. What does Paddy call a flashlight?
(a) A candle.
(b) Magic beam.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) A torch.

4. What do the boys steal from a building site at the start of the novel?
(a) Glass.
(b) Plywood.
(c) Nails.
(d) Bricks.

5. Which of Paddy's friends does not attend the same school as Paddy?
(a) Liam O'Connell.
(b) Kevin Conroy.
(c) James O'Keefe.
(d) Edward Swanwick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical activity that the boys at Paddy's school use to hurt each other is banned by the headmaster?

2. What is the record number of pages that Paddy's ma read in one night?

3. What item does Paddy prefer for starting fires?

4. Who is the central character in the story that Paddy says is the best story he ever read?

5. Where does Paddy sometimes sit for hours?

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