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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the real informer?
(a) Tony McIlhenny.
(b) Crazy Joe.
(c) Larry McLaughlin.
(d) The boy's grandfather.

2. From where does the title of the novel get its name?
(a) The boy's reading of his first book.
(b) The sadness felt by the boy after being forced to read only at night.
(c) The confusion the boy feels by not understanding what he reads.
(d) The loneliness of reading alone and the boy's feeling of being alone.

3. What color is the light above the graves of Francis and Frances' parents?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

5. How does Rory Hannaway die?
(a) Killed by a reversing lorry.
(b) Beaten to death by thieves.
(c) Drowned in the river.
(d) Contracted meningitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?

2. What is Claire's last expression?

3. Who is Ena?

4. Who does the boy find out is responsible for the murder of 1921?

5. What does the boy's mother tell him to put in the fire?

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