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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what causes the boy's mother to become inconsolable?
(a) One of her children dies.
(b) Her husband leaves.
(c) The boy becomes sick.
(d) She loses her job.

2. 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 those who were murdered.
(d) The souls of orphans.

3. What does Brother Regan teach the boys at the school in December of 1948?
(a) God's love extends even to those who commit evil deeds.
(b) Only God should judge people and decide their fate.
(c) Bad things happen because people make poor choices.
(d) Action should be taken to prevent further violence.

4. Which section of the library does Crazy Joe frequent?
(a) The literature section.
(b) The adult section.
(c) The art section.
(d) The history section.

5. Who is hired to look after the two children, Francis and Frances?
(a) Katie McIlhenny.
(b) Aunt Bernadette.
(c) Una.
(d) Brigid McLaughlin.

6. Why is the boys' mother upset when they return from their boat ride across the river?
(a) She knows her husband told the boys about Eddie.
(b) She didn't have enough time to prepare dinner.
(c) She didn't expect them to return so soon.
(d) She didn't want the boys on the river.

7. Who teaches the boy's math class?
(a) His father.
(b) Gildea.
(c) Regan.
(d) His uncle.

8. Where does the boy's father work?
(a) The police station.
(b) The docks.
(c) The naval base.
(d) The distillery.

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

10. The famous shoot-out in 1922 was between which two groups of people?
(a) The IRA and the police.
(b) The police and the boy's family.
(c) The IRA and the boy's family.
(d) The boy's uncles and the IRA.

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

12. Where does Tony McIlhenny disappear to?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Poland.
(c) America.
(d) England.

13. What causes the infestation mentioned in Chapter 3?
(a) An abandoned house.
(b) An abandoned warehouse.
(c) The swamps.
(d) A nearby dumping ground.

14. What does Crazy Joe say Larry's mysterious woman turns into?
(a) A deer.
(b) A bird.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A fox.

15. What do Frances and Francis do every day?
(a) Put flowers on their parents' graves.
(b) Sing songs.
(c) Put on costumes.
(d) Play in the Field of the Disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly?

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

3. What does the boy's father do for a living?

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

5. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?

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