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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1949, the police arrive at the boy's house in search of what?
(a) A missing child.
(b) A murder suspect.
(c) Stolen goods.
(d) A gun.

2. Why does the boy's father hit him in Chapter 3?
(a) The boy tells his father he should be blaming Eddie.
(b) The boy doesn't stop talking.
(c) The boy tells his father he hates him.
(d) His father is drunk.

3. During the war, when the alarms go off because of the air raids, where does the family hide?
(a) Under the stairs.
(b) In the bathtub.
(c) In the air raid shelters.
(d) In the neighbor's house.

4. Why do the boy's father's drinking binges stop between 1920 and 1926?
(a) His father found out who killed Eddie in 1926.
(b) His father revealed to his wife who killed Eddie in 1926.
(c) His father found out Eddie was innocent in 1926.
(d) His father found out about Eddie being an informer in 1926.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boy's father's parents die?

2. Who gives a gun to the boy's father?

3. Who is Billy Mahon?

4. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?

5. What happens to the boy when the police come to search the house?

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