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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rory Hannaway die?
(a) Killed by a reversing lorry.
(b) Drowned in the river.
(c) Contracted meningitis.
(d) Beaten to death by thieves.

2. What type of stone chair is hidden in the ruins of Grianan?
(a) A throne.
(b) A stool.
(c) A wishing chair.
(d) A table chair.

3. Where does the boy's father work?
(a) The naval base.
(b) The police station.
(c) The docks.
(d) The distillery.

4. Where are the boy's father's sisters sent to live after the death of their parents?
(a) Their father's brother.
(b) Their mother's sister.
(c) Their brother.
(d) Their grandfather.

5. What makes the boy feel distinctly uncomfortable in Chapter 1?
(a) His mother's depression.
(b) His sympathy for the Protestant police.
(c) The book he reads in the dark.
(d) What he finds in his sister's wardrobe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?

2. What happens to Billy Mahon?

3. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?

4. Which three males are attacked at the end of the chapter?

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

(see the answer key)

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