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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the boy's father hit him in Chapter 3?
(a) The boy tells his father he hates him.
(b) His father is drunk.
(c) The boy doesn't stop talking.
(d) The boy tells his father he should be blaming Eddie.

2. On what day do the Francis and Frances' parents die?
(a) November 21.
(b) May 7.
(c) August 11.
(d) September 14.

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

4. In 1949, the police arrive at the boy's house in search of what?
(a) Stolen goods.
(b) A gun.
(c) A missing child.
(d) A murder suspect.

5. Who teaches the boy's math class?
(a) Gildea.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Regan.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?

2. What causes the boy to have nightmares?

3. What happens to the distillery after the shootout?

4. Who is the real informer?

5. What happens that lets the boy know his father isn't upset anymore about the rose bushes?

(see the answer key)

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