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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of these characters does not know the truth about Eddie's death in Chapter 5?
(a) The boy's father.
(b) The boy's grandfather.
(c) The boy's mother.
(d) The boy.

2. What language does the boy use to his advantage because his parents do not understand it?
(a) German.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) English.

3. What do the boy's parents suggest he should have done instead of involving Sergeant Burke when he was being bullied?
(a) They said he should have stood up for himself.
(b) They said he should have just taken the punches.
(c) They said he should have run away.
(d) They said he should have talked the bully out of fighting.

4. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?
(a) The souls of children who died at a young age.
(b) The souls of those who have not had a Christian burial.
(c) The souls of orphans.
(d) The souls of those who were murdered.

5. According to the boy's father, how long has the boy's mother known about Eddie?
(a) Since just before she married the boy's father.
(b) Since a few years ago.
(c) Since just after she married the boy's father.
(d) Since just after the boy was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which section of the library does Crazy Joe frequent?

2. Where are the boy's father's sisters sent to live after the death of their parents?

3. When do Eddie's parents die?

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

5. Why will no one ever know what really happened to Eddie in the secret passageway of Grianan?

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