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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?
(a) In the distillery.
(b) In the church.
(c) In the streets.
(d) In the market.

2. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Robert.
(c) Rory.
(d) Simon.

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

4. What is the subject of most of the songs the Catholics sing on the Feast of Assumption?
(a) The shootout of 1922.
(b) The famine of 1740.
(c) The black death of 1348.
(d) The rebellion of 1798.

5. What happens to Billy Mahon?
(a) He is pushed off the bridge.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) He is framed for murder.
(d) He is shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the boy feel distinctly uncomfortable in Chapter 1?

2. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?

3. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?

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

5. Who is hired to look after the two children, Francis and Frances?

(see the answer key)

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