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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?
(a) In the streets.
(b) In the church.
(c) In the distillery.
(d) In the market.

5. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Ann.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Una.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Frances and Francis do every day?

2. What do the boy's parents suggest he should have done instead of involving Sergeant Burke when he was being bullied?

3. In Chapter 1, why doesn't the boy's mother want him to cross by the window at the top of the stairs?

4. Who teaches the boy's math class?

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

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