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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Una.
(c) Ann.
(d) Emily.

2. Who is Meave?
(a) The boy's sister.
(b) The boy's niece.
(c) Eddie's daughter.
(d) Katie's daughter.

3. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?
(a) The Land of Poverty.
(b) The Conflict of Past.
(c) The Lovely Dark Land.
(d) The Poor Old Woman.

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

5. Who is hired to look after the two children, Francis and Frances?
(a) Una.
(b) Brigid McLaughlin.
(c) Katie McIlhenny.
(d) Aunt Bernadette.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the boy's father when he was left in charge of the family?

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

3. What color is the light above the graves of Francis and Frances' parents?

4. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?

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

(see the answer key)

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