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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 his grandfather.
(b) With one of his aunts.
(c) With one of his uncles.
(d) With a neighbor.

2. After the incident with the rose bushes, the boy stays in his room for more than a day without what?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Food.
(c) A pillow.
(d) Light.

3. How does the boy's grandfather die?
(a) Old age.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) An accident.
(d) A stroke.

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

5. Upon what does the Anglican army chaplain say communism is based?
(a) Greed.
(b) Pacifism.
(c) Hate.
(d) Atheism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 opens with the narrator talking about the neighborhood having what kind of infestation problem?

2. What information about the family secret does the boy know in Chapter 3 that his parents do not know?

3. What does Crazy Joe say Larry's mysterious woman turns into?

4. When does the boy's mother find out the truth about Eddie?

5. How old was the boy's father when he was left in charge of the family?

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