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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Father Nugent compare murder?
(a) Sex without love.
(b) Hating your brother.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Disobeying your parents.

2. After his parents die, Eddie leaves. Where does everyone think he went?
(a) He went to Grianan.
(b) He skipped town with his girlfriend.
(c) He enlisted in the IRA.
(d) He went to America.

3. When do Eddie's parents die?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1930.

4. How old was the boy's father when he was left in charge of the family?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

5. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?
(a) She was kidnapped.
(b) She became paralyzed.
(c) She became sick and died.
(d) She ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the boy and his brother, Liam, are taken across the river by their father, what does his father's explanation about Eddie reveal to the boy?

2. Why does the boy ride home with Sergeant Burke in the police car?

3. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?

4. What language does the boy use to his advantage because his parents do not understand it?

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

(see the answer key)

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