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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) Beaten to death by thieves.
(c) Drowned in the river.
(d) Contracted meningitis.

2. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?
(a) She sees ghosts out the window.
(b) The orphans keep changing.
(c) She is losing her voice.
(d) She keeps losing things.

3. How do the boy's father's parents die?
(a) Fever.
(b) An accident.
(c) Old age.
(d) Killed at the shootout at the distillery.

4. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?
(a) Rory Hannaway.
(b) Brother Regan.
(c) Neil McLaughlin.
(d) Billy Mahon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?

2. In Chapter 2, at what time does the grandfather clock strike before it stops for good?

3. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?

4. What type of stone chair is hidden in the ruins of Grianan?

5. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?

(see the answer key)

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