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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They have lost their ability to speak.
(c) They have both lost their jobs.
(d) They both cannot see.

3. What version of the boy's story does he burn?
(a) The English version.
(b) The final version.
(c) The Irish version.
(d) The miscopied version.

4. In October of 1952, where is the boy sent to live?
(a) With his grandfather.
(b) With one of his aunts.
(c) With a neighbor.
(d) With one of his uncles.

5. How does the boy describe how he got rid of the infestation in Chapter 3?
(a) He flooded the nests.
(b) He hired an exterminator.
(c) He threw burning rags on them.
(d) He had the dogs eat them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy's grandfather reveal about Eddie in Chapter 3?

2. An army chaplain comes to the school to talk to the boys about what?

3. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?

4. Who is Ena?

5. In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly?

(see the answer key)

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