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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?
(a) The dancing.
(b) The gathering.
(c) The bonfires.
(d) The singing.

2. When do the boy's parents marry?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1935.

3. What does the boy write down in the exercise book?
(a) The details of Eddie's death.
(b) An essay for school.
(c) The story of Brigid.
(d) An apology letter.

4. In Chapter 1, what causes the boy's mother to become inconsolable?
(a) The boy becomes sick.
(b) One of her children dies.
(c) She loses her job.
(d) Her husband leaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sergeant Burke comes to talk to the boy's mother, what does he reveal as his reason for beating her husband?

2. Chapter 3 opens with the narrator talking about the neighborhood having what kind of infestation problem?

3. Why is the murder case of 1921 thrown out of court?

4. What do Frances and Francis do every day?

5. Which section of the library does Crazy Joe frequent?

(see the answer key)

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