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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Katie's sister tell her that upsets her?
(a) That Meave's husband would soon cheat on her.
(b) That Meave's husband will leave her just like Katie's husband left her.
(c) That Tony really loved Katie's sister instead.
(d) That Meave will stop talking to Katie soon.

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

3. What does the boy's grandfather reveal about Eddie in Chapter 3?
(a) Eddie was set up.
(b) Eddie was an informer.
(c) Eddie left for America.
(d) Eddie died in a warehouse fire.

4. In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly?
(a) Time out or extra homework.
(b) Extra homework or caning.
(c) Extra homework or cleaning.
(d) Cleaning or caning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the novel begin?

2. On what day do the Francis and Frances' parents die?

3. Who is Charlie McCabe?

4. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?

5. What do Frances and Francis do every day?

(see the answer key)

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