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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the boy describe how he got rid of the infestation in Chapter 3?
(a) He had the dogs eat them.
(b) He hired an exterminator.
(c) He flooded the nests.
(d) He threw burning rags on them.

2. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?
(a) The souls of orphans.
(b) The souls of children who died at a young age.
(c) The souls of those who were murdered.
(d) The souls of those who have not had a Christian burial.

3. Who tells the boy's father about Eddie's killing?
(a) The boy's mother.
(b) Brigid.
(c) Katie.
(d) Ena and Bernadette.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches the boy's math class?

2. Chapter 3 opens with the narrator talking about the neighborhood having what kind of infestation problem?

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

4. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?

5. Why does the boy ride home with Sergeant Burke in the police car?

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