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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, at what time does the grandfather clock strike before it stops for good?
(a) Six.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

2. When does the boy's mother find out the truth about Eddie?
(a) She never learns the truth of Eddie's death.
(b) After she marries the boy's father.
(c) After Tony disappears.
(d) Right before her father dies.

3. According to the boy's father, how long has the boy's mother known about Eddie?
(a) Since just after she married the boy's father.
(b) Since just after the boy was born.
(c) Since a few years ago.
(d) Since just before she married the boy's father.

4. What is wrong about the boy taking Irene to the cinema?
(a) He doesn't have any money.
(b) She is Grenaghan's girlfriend.
(c) He forgets where the cinema is.
(d) The cinema is closed.

5. Upon what does the Anglican army chaplain say communism is based?
(a) Pacifism.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Hate.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the boy realize about his mother after the onset of her depression?

3. Why doesn't the girl return Jimmy's affection?

4. What novel is the first book the boy has ever read?

5. Who teaches the boy about sex?

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