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

2. Who does the boy find out is responsible for the murder of 1921?
(a) Neil McLaughlin.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) Brother Regan.
(d) A policeman.

3. What key theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) The conflict between the police and the IRA.
(b) The death of the boy's sister.
(c) The disappearance of the boy's uncle.
(d) The conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants.

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

5. Where are the boy's father's sisters sent to live after the death of their parents?
(a) Their brother.
(b) Their grandfather.
(c) Their father's brother.
(d) Their mother's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the boy and his brother, Liam, are taken across the river by their father, what does his father's explanation about Eddie reveal to the boy?

2. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?

3. What do Frances and Francis do every day?

4. From where does the title of the novel get its name?

5. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?

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