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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which three males are attacked at the end of the chapter?
(a) Rory Hannaway, Neil McLaughlin, and the boy's uncle.
(b) Brother Regan, the boy, and his father.
(c) The boy, his father, and Rory Hannaway.
(d) The boy, his brother Liam, and their father.

4. Where is Eddie interrogated?
(a) At the distillery.
(b) Behind the house.
(c) In the shed.
(d) At the Donegal farmhouse.

5. What happens to Billy Mahon?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is pushed off the bridge.
(c) He is robbed.
(d) He is framed for murder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the boy realize about his mother after the onset of her depression?

3. How long are Bernadette and Ena kept in the shed until the boy's father finds them?

4. What does the boy write down in the exercise book?

5. How does the boy describe how he got rid of the infestation in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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