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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the incident with the rose bushes, the boy stays in his room for more than a day without what?
(a) A pillow.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Food.
(d) Light.

2. What causes the priest to call off Larry McLaughlin's wedding?
(a) Larry has cheated on this soon-to-be wife.
(b) Larry isn't ready to get married.
(c) Larry has become insane.
(d) Larry doesn't want to get married.

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

4. During the war, when the alarms go off because of the air raids, where does the family hide?
(a) In the neighbor's house.
(b) Under the stairs.
(c) In the bathtub.
(d) In the air raid shelters.

5. On what day do the Francis and Frances' parents die?
(a) November 21.
(b) September 14.
(c) May 7.
(d) August 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Tony McIlhenny disappear?

2. What type of stone chair is hidden in the ruins of Grianan?

3. The famous shoot-out in 1922 was between which two groups of people?

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

5. How does Rory Hannaway die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the events surrounding the distillery and what happens to it.

2. Why is the boy uncomfortable with the sympathy he feels for the police after Rory Hannaway's death?

3. The theme of disappearance is further discussed in Chapter 2. Explain.

4. What causes the rat infestation mentioned in Chapter 3?

5. Why is the disappearance of Uncle Eddie such a mystery?

6. What local belief surrounds the Field of the Disappeared?

7. Describe the narrator.

8. Why doesn't the author ever reveal the narrator's first name?

9. Describe Grianan.

10. Why is Una's death seen as an outlet for the boy's mother?

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