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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. Why does Sergeant Burke want the situation with Eddie's death cleared up?
(a) So that the children will not be poisoned by it.
(b) So that someone will be punished for it.
(c) So that he can sleep at night.
(d) So that the boy's mother is happy again.

2. What happens to the boy's mother in 1968?
(a) She goes insane.
(b) She gets in an accident.
(c) She suffers a stroke.
(d) She meets an old friend.

3. On the day the boy earns his degree from university, when does he arrive home to tell the family?
(a) He didn't get the chance to tell them.
(b) Late.
(c) Early.
(d) On time.

4. What happens to the boy after he takes the girl to the cinema?
(a) He asks her to be his girlfriend.
(b) His parents see him kiss her goodnight.
(c) He gets hit after being set up by the girl.
(d) He gives her flowers.

5. Where is Eddie interrogated?
(a) At the Donegal farmhouse.
(b) Behind the house.
(c) In the shed.
(d) At the distillery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy's mother do with the flower he gives her in Chapter 6?

2. Why does the boy not tell his mother everything he knows about Eddie's death?

3. Why does the boy's father threaten Crazy Joe in Chapter 6?

4. What does the boy conclude about his mother during Chapter 5?

5. From whom does the boy's mother warn him to stay away in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sergeant Burke say he beat up Frank and why does he apologize for it?

2. Why doesn't the boy reveal to his parents what he knows of Eddie's death?

3. What scripture passages does the boy enjoy reading, but why do they trouble him?

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

5. What is the boy punished for by the Dean and what is his punishment?

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

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

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

9. In what ways are the problems of Northern Ireland just beginning as the problems the boy faces are now ending?

10. Why does the boy's mother begin to treat him unkindly?

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