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

2. How do the boy's father's parents die?
(a) Old age.
(b) Fever.
(c) An accident.
(d) Killed at the shootout at the distillery.

3. Who tells the boy that some families are devil-haunted?
(a) Katie.
(b) Brigid.
(c) Frances.
(d) Bernadette.

4. In 1949, the police arrive at the boy's house in search of what?
(a) A missing child.
(b) Stolen goods.
(c) A murder suspect.
(d) A gun.

5. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?
(a) The dancing.
(b) The bonfires.
(c) The gathering.
(d) The singing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes the infestation mentioned in Chapter 3?

3. What novel is the first book the boy has ever read?

4. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the boy try to run away in Chapter 3?

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

3. What happens to Larry McLaughlin?

4. Why does the boy throw a rock at Sergeant Burke's police car?

5. Why is the boy narrator fond of Aunt Katie?

6. How does the boy get rid of the rat problem?

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

8. Describe Crazy Joe.

9. How is the theme of disappearance used in Chapter 1?

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

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