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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?
(a) Donegal.
(b) The Field of the Disappeared.
(c) Buncrana.
(d) Grianan.

2. Which two characters are introduced first at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The boy and Una, his sister.
(b) The boy and Rory Hannaway.
(c) The boy and his mother.
(d) The boy and his father.

3. In Chapter 1, why doesn't the boy's mother want him to cross by the window at the top of the stairs?
(a) Someone outside will see him.
(b) She senses a ghost nearby.
(c) The window is broken and glass shards cover the floor.
(d) Rain is pouring in from the open window.

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

5. What do Frances and Francis do every day?
(a) Sing songs.
(b) Play in the Field of the Disappeared.
(c) Put on costumes.
(d) Put flowers on their parents' graves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rory Hannaway die?

2. What are the IRA gunmen protesting at the shootout at the distillery?

3. What does the boy find in the wardrobe of his sister's bedroom?

4. What is the first physical change Francis and Frances encounter?

5. Who is Billy Mahon?

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