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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the IRA gunmen protesting at the shootout at the distillery?
(a) The prohibition of alcohol.
(b) The death of a policeman.
(c) The founding of Northern Ireland.
(d) The shutdown of the distillery.

2. Where does the boy go with Moran in Chapter 4?
(a) The boy's house.
(b) The circus.
(c) The distillery.
(d) A football match.

3. An army chaplain comes to the school to talk to the boys about what?
(a) Communism.
(b) The war.
(c) The plague.
(d) Enlisting.

4. Where are the boy's father's sisters sent to live after the death of their parents?
(a) Their mother's sister.
(b) Their brother.
(c) Their father's brother.
(d) Their grandfather.

5. What does the boy try to do after his talk with Sergeant Burke in Chapter 3?
(a) To run away.
(b) To talk to his mother.
(c) To hide in his room.
(d) To talk to his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Meave?

2. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?

3. Where does Charlie McCabe frequent?

4. Who told the boy the story of the man with the baby sock?

5. What does the boy say is significant because of the mother's change?

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