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

2. What does the boy write down in the exercise book?
(a) The story of Brigid.
(b) An essay for school.
(c) The details of Eddie's death.
(d) An apology letter.

3. What language does the boy use to his advantage because his parents do not understand it?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.

4. How does the boy's father die?
(a) An aneurysm.
(b) Fever.
(c) A second heart attack.
(d) An accident.

5. Who is Jimmy from Chapter 4?
(a) One of the boy's uncles.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A clergyman at the church.
(d) Grenaghan's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man who always carried a baby sock in his small brown case?

2. Why does the boy's mother warn him to stay away from the person she warns him about?

3. What is his mother's response when the boy asks her what she wants for her birthday?

4. According to Chapter 6, what was Tony's job before he disappeared?

5. How does Jimmy die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Crazy Joe know about the mystery surrounding Eddie's death?

2. What does Sergeant Burke reveal about Eddie's death and Tony's involvement?

3. How does the boy conclude that it was his mother who tipped off McIlhenny?

4. Describe the relationship between Tony, Katie, and the boy's mother.

5. What does Father Nugent talk to the boy narrator about and why does it make him uncomfortable?

6. How is the boy's mother's interpretation of the story of Sean and the baby sock a reflection on her own relationship with Tony McIlhenny and her role in Eddie's murder?

7. How does his mother's inability to speak because of her stroke affect her relationship with the boy?

8. What is Sergeant Burke's purpose for going to the boy's mother and revealing all that he knows of Eddie's death?

9. Why is Crazy Joe such a valuable character to the story of Eddie's disappearance and death?

10. Why does the boy's evening with Irene prove to be a disappointment?

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