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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, the boy remembers being trapped where?
(a) In the secret passage of Grianan.
(b) In the basement of the distillery.
(c) In his sister's bedroom.
(d) In the church after service.

2. What do the boy's parents suggest he should have done instead of involving Sergeant Burke when he was being bullied?
(a) They said he should have stood up for himself.
(b) They said he should have talked the bully out of fighting.
(c) They said he should have just taken the punches.
(d) They said he should have run away.

3. When does Tony McIlhenny disappear?
(a) When the boy is born.
(b) When Katie is pregnant.
(c) When Una dies.
(d) When Ena dies.

4. What causes the priest to call off Larry McLaughlin's wedding?
(a) Larry isn't ready to get married.
(b) Larry doesn't want to get married.
(c) Larry has become insane.
(d) Larry has cheated on this soon-to-be wife.

5. Why does the boy ride home with Sergeant Burke in the police car?
(a) He was being bullied.
(b) He was in trouble.
(c) He didn't have a ride home.
(d) He was out wandering at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?

2. How does the boy describe how he got rid of the infestation in Chapter 3?

3. Which three males are attacked at the end of the chapter?

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

5. In what year does the novel begin?

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