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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What novel is the first book the boy has ever read?
(a) Paradise Lost.
(b) The History of Ireland.
(c) The Poor Old Woman.
(d) The Bible.

3. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?
(a) To a sick relative's house.
(b) To a grave.
(c) To his father.
(d) To his teacher.

4. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?
(a) She became sick and died.
(b) She ran away.
(c) She became paralyzed.
(d) She was kidnapped.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The famous shoot-out in 1922 was between which two groups of people?

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

4. What causes the boy to have nightmares?

5. How does Rory Hannaway die?

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