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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy conclude about his mother during Chapter 5?
(a) She was always insane.
(b) She always knew McIlhenny was an informer.
(c) She didn't really like Tony.
(d) She always knew about Eddie's death.

2. What does the boy's mother say out-of-the-blue while he is washing dishes with his father?
(a) "Paradise was not far away when I died."
(b) "The queen smiles for a day."
(c) "We only live once."
(d) "Silence follows those who know the truth."

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

4. What does the boy say is significant because of the mother's change?
(a) Her secret is now locked inside of her.
(b) She can't hear the lies about Eddie any longer.
(c) She is no longer depressed.
(d) Her mind won't linger on the secret of loving McIlhenny anymore.

5. When do the boy's parents meet?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1930.

6. Who does Larry meet on his way home from Grianan?
(a) Sergeant Burke.
(b) The devil-woman.
(c) The boy's grandfather.
(d) Crazy Joe.

7. According to Chapter 6, what was Tony's job before he disappeared?
(a) Train operator.
(b) Bus conductor.
(c) Coal mine worker.
(d) Police inspector.

8. What is wrong about the boy taking Irene to the cinema?
(a) She is Grenaghan's girlfriend.
(b) He forgets where the cinema is.
(c) He doesn't have any money.
(d) The cinema is closed.

9. Who also visits the boy's parents as he is there in Chapter 6?
(a) Tony.
(b) The dead soldier's father.
(c) Sergeant Burke.
(d) Crazy Joe.

10. Which character dies in 1959?
(a) Sergeant Burke.
(b) Tony McIlhenny.
(c) Katie McIlhenny.
(d) Crazy Joe.

11. What happens two days before the boy visits his parents in Chapter 6?
(a) A soldier is shot dead on their doorstep.
(b) The town gets snowed in.
(c) His mother dies.
(d) The story of Eddie's death becomes public.

12. What event is introduced at the local community hall?
(a) Textiles classes.
(b) Social evenings with music.
(c) Job fairs.
(d) Dinner gatherings.

13. Why doesn't the girl return Jimmy's affection?
(a) She loves someone else.
(b) She doesn't associate with his family.
(c) She moves away.
(d) She lives a life of celibacy.

14. For what does Sergeant Burke apologize in 1957?
(a) For killing Eddie.
(b) For beating up Frank.
(c) For revealing McIlhenny as the informer.
(d) For cheating on his wife.

15. In what language does the boy write the final copy?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Irish.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy's father die?

2. To what does Father Nugent compare murder?

3. In September 1954, the boy's teacher asks several unanswerable questions in which class?

4. What does the boy realize about his mother after the onset of her depression?

5. Where does the boy go with Moran in Chapter 4?

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