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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 color is the water bottle that Paddy receives for Christmas?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

2. Which team is Paddy's favorite football/soccer team?
(a) Westham United.
(b) Manchester United.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Manchester City.

3. Which writer of the Irish Proclamation of Independence does Paddy say is his grandfather?
(a) Thomas J. Clarke.
(b) P.H. Pearse.
(c) Joseph Plunkett.
(d) Sean MacDiarmada.

4. What do the boys like to write their names in at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Sand.
(b) Mud.
(c) Wet cement.
(d) Pipes.

5. What illness does Paddy's classmate David Geraghty have?
(a) Lice.
(b) Polio.
(c) HIV.
(d) Cerebral Palsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys steal from a building site at the start of the novel?

2. Who forbids Joseph de Veuster to become a priest?

3. What bread product does Paddy find the best for making "hosts"?

4. Who owns a farm that Paddy and his friends enjoy playing in?

5. One day Mr. Hennessey reads a story in class. What word from the story baffles Paddy and his friends?

(see the answer key)

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