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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the boy encounters Crazy Joe in Chapter 5, what does Crazy Joe ask him to do?
(a) Sing him some songs.
(b) Show him the way to the park.
(c) Walk him to the library.
(d) Tell him about Eddie.

2. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?
(a) To a grave.
(b) To his teacher.
(c) To his father.
(d) To a sick relative's house.

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

4. What does the boy's grandfather reveal about Eddie in Chapter 3?
(a) Eddie was set up.
(b) Eddie died in a warehouse fire.
(c) Eddie left for America.
(d) Eddie was an informer.

5. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?
(a) She sees ghosts out the window.
(b) The orphans keep changing.
(c) She keeps losing things.
(d) She is losing her voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the boy go with Moran in Chapter 4?

2. What information does Katie have over her sister?

3. To whom is Larry McLaughlin related?

4. Where does the boy tell his father in Chapter 2 that he would like to go?

5. What happens to the boy's mother after she stops taking the medicine?

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