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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does the boy's mother lie to Katie about why the boy's father started drinking again?
2. Where does the boy's father work?
3. In 1949, the police arrive at the boy's house in search of what?
4. What is distinct about Larry McLaughlin's character?
5. What does the boy's grandfather reveal about Eddie in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. The theme of disappearance is further discussed in Chapter 2. Explain.
2. What happens to Frances and Francis?
3. When the boy's father takes him and his brother Liam out on the boat, what does his father reveal to them and why does it make the boy feel uncomfortable?
4. Describe Crazy Joe.
5. Why is Una's death seen as an outlet for the boy's mother?
6. How does the boy get rid of the rat problem?
7. Why doesn't the author ever reveal the narrator's first name?
8. Why is the disappearance of Uncle Eddie such a mystery?
9. Describe the events surrounding the distillery and what happens to it.
10. What happens to Larry McLaughlin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of silence in the novel.
1.) How and why does Larry McLaughlin stop talking? How does it affect the family secret?
2.) How and why does Brigid stop talking? What does this reflect on Larry's own silence?
3.) How and why does the boy's mother stop talking? How does this affect her inner turmoil?
Essay Topic 2
Who do you think is ultimately responsible for Eddie's death?
1. Is it the hand that pulls the trigger or the hand that orchestrates it to happen?
2. Are multiple people to blame?
3. Is one person more guilty than another?
Essay Topic 3
How might the story progress differently if told through the voice of another character? How does the young boy add to the story's mystery? What might we know differently if one of his parents narrated the story instead?
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