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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?
(a) Buncrana.
(b) The Field of the Disappeared.
(c) Grianan.
(d) Donegal.

2. Who is Meave?
(a) Eddie's daughter.
(b) Katie's daughter.
(c) The boy's niece.
(d) The boy's sister.

3. Who is the real informer?
(a) Larry McLaughlin.
(b) The boy's grandfather.
(c) Crazy Joe.
(d) Tony McIlhenny.

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

5. Who does the boy find out is responsible for the murder of 1921?
(a) Neil McLaughlin.
(b) Brother Regan.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the title of the novel get its name?

2. Who is Billy Mahon?

3. Who tells the boy's father about Eddie's killing?

4. In 1949, the police arrive at the boy's house in search of what?

5. What information about the family secret does the boy know in Chapter 3 that his parents do not know?

(see the answer key)

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