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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the murder case of 1921 thrown out of court?
(a) The murder suspect had a proven alibi.
(b) The evidence was tampered with.
(c) There wasn't enough evidence.
(d) The murder suspect disappeared.

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

3. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?
(a) Buncrana.
(b) Donegal.
(c) Grianan.
(d) The Field of the Disappeared.

4. What is the subject of most of the songs the Catholics sing on the Feast of Assumption?
(a) The rebellion of 1798.
(b) The black death of 1348.
(c) The shootout of 1922.
(d) The famine of 1740.

5. In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly?
(a) Extra homework or cleaning.
(b) Extra homework or caning.
(c) Time out or extra homework.
(d) Cleaning or caning.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?

2. When does the boy's mother find out the truth about Eddie?

3. What passages of scripture does the boy find intriguing?

4. What are the IRA gunmen protesting at the shootout at the distillery?

5. Who is the real informer?

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