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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the boy's relatives dies in October 1949?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His sister.

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

3. What color is the light above the graves of Francis and Frances' parents?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

5. In Chapter 2, at what time does the grandfather clock strike before it stops for good?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. The famous shoot-out in 1922 was between which two groups of people?

2. Who is Meave?

3. What do people believe lay below the ruins of Grianan?

4. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?

5. Where does Charlie McCabe frequent?

(see the answer key)

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