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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy think happened to Eddie in the secret passage of Grianan?
(a) Larry shot him.
(b) His grandfather shot him.
(c) Eddie starved to death.
(d) Eddie was swallowed up by the earth.

2. What type of stone chair is hidden in the ruins of Grianan?
(a) A table chair.
(b) A stool.
(c) A wishing chair.
(d) A throne.

3. What does Katie's sister tell her that upsets her?
(a) That Tony really loved Katie's sister instead.
(b) That Meave will stop talking to Katie soon.
(c) That Meave's husband will leave her just like Katie's husband left her.
(d) That Meave's husband would soon cheat on her.

4. Who does Larry meet on his way home from Grianan?
(a) Crazy Joe.
(b) The boy's grandfather.
(c) Sergeant Burke.
(d) The devil-woman.

5. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?
(a) The souls of children who died at a young age.
(b) The souls of orphans.
(c) The souls of those who have not had a Christian burial.
(d) The souls of those who were murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Billy Mahon?

2. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?

3. Who was Jimmy in love with?

4. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?

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

(see the answer key)

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