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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The boy's mother's depression causes her to do what?
(a) Sleepwalk.
(b) Have panic attacks.
(c) Throw things.
(d) Stop talking.

2. When do Eddie's parents die?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1921.

3. Why is the boy punished in 1954 by the Dean?
(a) Cheating on the test.
(b) Badmouthing the teacher.
(c) Skipping the retreat.
(d) Not doing his homework.

4. Which one of these characters does not know the truth about Eddie's death in Chapter 5?
(a) The boy's grandfather.
(b) The boy.
(c) The boy's father.
(d) The boy's mother.

5. In what language does the boy write the final copy?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly?

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

3. Why does the boy not tell his mother everything he knows about Eddie's death?

4. What is the subject of most of the songs the Catholics sing on the Feast of Assumption?

5. In October of 1952, where is the boy sent to live?

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