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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Larry McLaughlin related?
(a) The boy narrator.
(b) Katie.
(c) Brigid.
(d) Francis.

2. What reason does the boy's mother give for not taking her medicine?
(a) It tastes disgusting.
(b) She doesn't think it is working.
(c) She claims the medicine is a placebo.
(d) It is ruining her teeth.

3. Chapter 3 opens with the narrator talking about the neighborhood having what kind of infestation problem?
(a) Rats.
(b) Bees.
(c) Mice.
(d) Roaches.

4. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?
(a) The Lovely Dark Land.
(b) The Poor Old Woman.
(c) The Conflict of Past.
(d) The Land of Poverty.

5. Why does the boy's mother lie to Katie about why the boy's father started drinking again?
(a) Because she didn't want to tell Katie that Eddie was executed.
(b) Because she would have to reveal that Katie's husband was the informer.
(c) Because Katie knew nothing about Eddie's disappearance.
(d) Because she didn't want Katie to know Eddie was the informer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what does the Anglican army chaplain say communism is based?

2. When do the boy's parents marry?

3. What does the boy's grandfather reveal about Eddie in Chapter 3?

4. What is distinct about Larry McLaughlin's character?

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

(see the answer key)

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