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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the baby sock belong?
(a) The man's niece.
(b) The man's sister.
(c) The man's daughter.
(d) No one knows.

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

3. Who teaches the boy about sex?
(a) His father.
(b) Father Nugent.
(c) His mother.
(d) Brother Regan.

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

5. How long are Bernadette and Ena kept in the shed until the boy's father finds them?
(a) Eight months.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) Eleven months.
(d) Three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In June 1948, what does the boy witness?

2. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?

3. How does the boy's father die?

4. What information does Katie have over her sister?

5. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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