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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the boy find out is responsible for the murder of 1921?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) A policeman.
(c) Brother Regan.
(d) Neil McLaughlin.

2. Why does the boy's mother lie to Katie about why the boy's father started drinking again?
(a) Because Katie knew nothing about Eddie's disappearance.
(b) Because she would have to reveal that Katie's husband was the informer.
(c) Because she didn't want Katie to know Eddie was the informer.
(d) Because she didn't want to tell Katie that Eddie was executed.

3. During the war, when the alarms go off because of the air raids, where does the family hide?
(a) Under the stairs.
(b) In the air raid shelters.
(c) In the neighbor's house.
(d) In the bathtub.

4. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?
(a) The Field of the Disappeared.
(b) Grianan.
(c) Donegal.
(d) Buncrana.

5. What does Sergeant Burke suggest to the boy as he gives him a ride home?
(a) That the boy's father doesn't know what really happened to Eddie.
(b) That Eddie was involved in something dangerous before his disappearance.
(c) That the boy's father is responsible for Eddie's disappearance.
(d) That Eddie was killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boy's mother's depression causes her to do what?

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

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

4. What is wrong about the boy taking Irene to the cinema?

5. What happens to the distillery after the shootout?

(see the answer key)

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