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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In October of 1952, where is the boy sent to live?
(a) With a neighbor.
(b) With his grandfather.
(c) With one of his aunts.
(d) With one of his uncles.

2. According to the boy's father, how long has the boy's mother known about Eddie?
(a) Since a few years ago.
(b) Since just after the boy was born.
(c) Since just after she married the boy's father.
(d) Since just before she married the boy's father.

3. In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly?
(a) Extra homework or cleaning.
(b) Time out or extra homework.
(c) Cleaning or caning.
(d) Extra homework or caning.

4. Who tells the boy's father about Eddie's killing?
(a) Katie.
(b) Ena and Bernadette.
(c) Brigid.
(d) The boy's mother.

5. What version of the boy's story does he burn?
(a) The English version.
(b) The Irish version.
(c) The final version.
(d) The miscopied version.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the boy and his brother, Liam, are taken across the river by their father, what does his father's explanation about Eddie reveal to the boy?

2. What is distinct about Larry McLaughlin's character?

3. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?

4. In what language does the boy write the final copy?

5. What is the first physical change Francis and Frances encounter?

(see the answer key)

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