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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 1, why doesn't the boy's mother want him to cross by the window at the top of the stairs?
(a) The window is broken and glass shards cover the floor.
(b) She senses a ghost nearby.
(c) Rain is pouring in from the open window.
(d) Someone outside will see him.

2. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?
(a) The Poor Old Woman.
(b) The Lovely Dark Land.
(c) The Conflict of Past.
(d) The Land of Poverty.

3. What does the boy try to do after his talk with Sergeant Burke in Chapter 3?
(a) To run away.
(b) To talk to his mother.
(c) To talk to his father.
(d) To hide in his room.

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

5. After his parents die, Eddie leaves. Where does everyone think he went?
(a) He enlisted in the IRA.
(b) He skipped town with his girlfriend.
(c) He went to America.
(d) He went to Grianan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is going to be built across the river?

2. In Chapter 1, what causes the boy's mother to become inconsolable?

3. Which section of the library does Crazy Joe frequent?

4. Who teaches the boy's math class?

5. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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