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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 177-221.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the central character in the story that Paddy says is the best story he ever read?
(a) Father Paul.
(b) Father Damien.
(c) Father John.
(d) Father Jospeh.

2. Where do Paddy and his family have a picnic shortly after they purchase their new car?
(a) Dollymount.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Barrytown.
(d) Raheny.

3. Which new student in Paddy's class does Paddy decide to fight?
(a) Amy O'Harra.
(b) Charles Leavy.
(c) Curtis Haywood.
(d) Sean Whelan.

4. Who hides with Paddy in the pipes to try and scare their other friends?
(a) Sinbad.
(b) Liam.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Aidan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Paddy's friends does not attend the same school as Paddy?

2. On what day of the week does Paddy's da bring home food?

3. Which one of Paddy's friends gets stuck in a trench and begins sinking?

4. When Paddy is swimming at the beginning of the novel, what is he stung by?

5. What truth does Sinbad always deny, even when Paddy tells him repeatedly that it is the truth?

(see the answer key)

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