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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 October of 1952, where is the boy sent to live?
(a) With one of his uncles.
(b) With one of his aunts.
(c) With his grandfather.
(d) With a neighbor.

4. After the incident with the rose bushes, the boy stays in his room for more than a day without what?
(a) A pillow.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Food.
(d) Light.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the priest to call off Larry McLaughlin's wedding?

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

3. Why do the boy's father's drinking binges stop between 1920 and 1926?

4. Who tells the boy that some families are devil-haunted?

5. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?

(see the answer key)

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