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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Meave?
(a) Eddie's daughter.
(b) Katie's daughter.
(c) The boy's sister.
(d) The boy's niece.

2. What do people believe lay below the ruins of Grianan?
(a) The souls of those who did not have a Christian burial.
(b) The bodies of legendary ancient warriors.
(c) The ghosts of unborn children.
(d) The souls of those who had disappeared.

3. In October of 1952, where is the boy sent to live?
(a) With one of his uncles.
(b) With his grandfather.
(c) With one of his aunts.
(d) With a neighbor.

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

5. What does the boy find in the wardrobe of his sister's bedroom?
(a) Money.
(b) A flower.
(c) A gun.
(d) A photo album.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?

3. Who is Billy Mahon?

4. When does Tony McIlhenny disappear?

5. What makes the boy feel distinctly uncomfortable in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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