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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what causes the boy's mother to become inconsolable?
(a) One of her children dies.
(b) She loses her job.
(c) Her husband leaves.
(d) The boy becomes sick.

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

4. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?
(a) In the market.
(b) In the distillery.
(c) In the church.
(d) In the streets.

5. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?
(a) The orphans keep changing.
(b) She keeps losing things.
(c) She is losing her voice.
(d) She sees ghosts out the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel is the first book the boy has ever read?

2. Who is Meave?

3. When the boy and his brother, Liam, are taken across the river by their father, what does his father's explanation about Eddie reveal to the boy?

4. Why does the boy's father hit him in Chapter 3?

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

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