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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens that lets the boy know his father isn't upset anymore about the rose bushes?
(a) His father smiles at him.
(b) His father tells him he understands why his son did it.
(c) His father comes in and kisses his head.
(d) His father apologizes.

3. How does the boy's grandfather die?
(a) An accident.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Old age.
(d) A stroke.

4. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?
(a) Rory Hannaway.
(b) Brother Regan.
(c) Neil McLaughlin.
(d) Billy Mahon.

5. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?
(a) She keeps losing things.
(b) The orphans keep changing.
(c) She sees ghosts out the window.
(d) She is losing her voice.

Short Answer 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?

2. How does the boy describe how he got rid of the infestation in Chapter 3?

3. Which of the boy's relatives dies in October 1949?

4. How old was the boy's father when he was left in charge of the family?

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

(see the answer key)

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