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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In October of 1952, where is the boy sent to live?
(a) With his grandfather.
(b) With one of his aunts.
(c) With one of his uncles.
(d) With a neighbor.

3. What does the boy's mother do with the flower he gives her in Chapter 6?
(a) She puts it in a vase in the window.
(b) She throws it away.
(c) She eats it.
(d) She destroys it.

4. What does Sergeant Burke suggest to the boy as he gives him a ride home?
(a) That the boy's father is responsible for Eddie's disappearance.
(b) That the boy's father doesn't know what really happened to Eddie.
(c) That Eddie was killed.
(d) That Eddie was involved in something dangerous before his disappearance.

5. Why does Sergeant Burke want the situation with Eddie's death cleared up?
(a) So that the boy's mother is happy again.
(b) So that the children will not be poisoned by it.
(c) So that he can sleep at night.
(d) So that someone will be punished for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Larry McLaughlin related?

2. Who tells the boy's father about Eddie's killing?

3. What does the boy try to do after his talk with Sergeant Burke in Chapter 3?

4. Where does Charlie McCabe frequent?

5. Why is the boy's mother afraid of her visitor?

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