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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1948.

2. Who does the boy find out is responsible for the murder of 1921?
(a) Brother Regan.
(b) A policeman.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) Neil McLaughlin.

3. The famous shoot-out in 1922 was between which two groups of people?
(a) The IRA and the police.
(b) The boy's uncles and the IRA.
(c) The police and the boy's family.
(d) The IRA and the boy's family.

4. What causes the priest to call off Larry McLaughlin's wedding?
(a) Larry doesn't want to get married.
(b) Larry has cheated on this soon-to-be wife.
(c) Larry isn't ready to get married.
(d) Larry has become insane.

5. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Simon.
(c) Rory.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tony McIlhenny disappear to?

2. Who is Charlie McCabe?

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

4. What does Brother Regan teach the boys at the school in December of 1948?

5. What is going to be built across the river?

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