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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 3 opens with the narrator talking about the neighborhood having what kind of infestation problem?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Bees.
(c) Mice.
(d) Rats.

2. What causes the infestation mentioned in Chapter 3?
(a) An abandoned house.
(b) An abandoned warehouse.
(c) The swamps.
(d) A nearby dumping ground.

3. After his parents die, Eddie leaves. Where does everyone think he went?
(a) He skipped town with his girlfriend.
(b) He went to America.
(c) He went to Grianan.
(d) He enlisted in the IRA.

4. What do the boy's parents suggest he should have done instead of involving Sergeant Burke when he was being bullied?
(a) They said he should have talked the bully out of fighting.
(b) They said he should have stood up for himself.
(c) They said he should have run away.
(d) They said he should have just taken the punches.

5. When does Tony McIlhenny disappear?
(a) When the boy is born.
(b) When Ena dies.
(c) When Una dies.
(d) When Katie is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boy's father hit him in Chapter 3?

2. What are the IRA gunmen protesting at the shootout at the distillery?

3. What does the boy write down in the exercise book?

4. What language does the boy use to his advantage because his parents do not understand it?

5. What is going to be built across the river?

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