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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novel is the first book the boy has ever read?
(a) Paradise Lost.
(b) The History of Ireland.
(c) The Poor Old Woman.
(d) The Bible.

2. What happens to the distillery after the shootout?
(a) It floods.
(b) It explodes.
(c) It is rebuilt.
(d) It is shutdown.

3. Who is Billy Mahon?
(a) A friend of the family.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A priest.
(d) A policeman.

4. What does Brother Regan teach the boys at the school in December of 1948?
(a) Action should be taken to prevent further violence.
(b) Only God should judge people and decide their fate.
(c) Bad things happen because people make poor choices.
(d) God's love extends even to those who commit evil deeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of stone chair is hidden in the ruins of Grianan?

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

3. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?

4. Who teaches the boy's math class?

5. Who is Katie?

(see the answer key)

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