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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the boy ride home with Sergeant Burke in the police car?
(a) He didn't have a ride home.
(b) He was in trouble.
(c) He was out wandering at night.
(d) He was being bullied.

3. Who is Danno Bredin?
(a) Claire's father.
(b) Jimmy's brother.
(c) The boy's friend.
(d) Young man in the navy.

4. Who is Katie?
(a) The boy's mother's sister.
(b) The boy's grandmother.
(c) The boy's sister.
(d) The boy's father's aunt.

5. What does the boy try to do after his talk with Sergeant Burke in Chapter 3?
(a) To hide in his room.
(b) To run away.
(c) To talk to his mother.
(d) To talk to his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives a gun to the boy's father?

2. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?

3. Who teaches the boy about sex?

4. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?

5. Why does the boy's mother lie to Katie about why the boy's father started drinking again?

(see the answer key)

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