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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of stone chair is hidden in the ruins of Grianan?
(a) A stool.
(b) A throne.
(c) A table chair.
(d) A wishing chair.

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, at what time does the grandfather clock strike before it stops for good?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Midnight.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is distinct about Larry McLaughlin's character?

3. After the incident with the rose bushes, the boy stays in his room for more than a day without what?

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

5. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?

(see the answer key)

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