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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What key theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) The conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants.
(b) The conflict between the police and the IRA.
(c) The disappearance of the boy's uncle.
(d) The death of the boy's sister.

3. In Chapter 1, why doesn't the boy's mother want him to cross by the window at the top of the stairs?
(a) Someone outside will see him.
(b) The window is broken and glass shards cover the floor.
(c) Rain is pouring in from the open window.
(d) She senses a ghost nearby.

4. What happens to the boy when the police come to search the house?
(a) He is taken to the jail for further interrogation.
(b) He is beaten by the police.
(c) He is hidden in the attic by his father.
(d) He is told to leave the house so they can search it.

5. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?
(a) Billy Mahon.
(b) Rory Hannaway.
(c) Neil McLaughlin.
(d) Brother Regan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Billy Mahon?

2. In June 1948, what does the boy witness?

3. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?

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

5. In what year does the novel begin?

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