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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, the boy remembers being trapped where?
(a) In his sister's bedroom.
(b) In the basement of the distillery.
(c) In the church after service.
(d) In the secret passage of Grianan.

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

4. Why does the boy not tell his mother everything he knows about Eddie's death?
(a) He is afraid of her reaction.
(b) He doesn't think she deserves to know.
(c) He thinks she is too sensitive to handle the truth.
(d) He thinks that she already knows the truth but is hiding it.

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

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. What passages of scripture does the boy find intriguing?

3. Which section of the library does Crazy Joe frequent?

4. Why do the boy's father's drinking binges stop between 1920 and 1926?

5. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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