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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is going to be built across the river?
(a) British oxygen plant.
(b) Catholic church.
(c) Private farmhouse.
(d) Police station.

2. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?
(a) She pretends the children have never left.
(b) She never leaves her house.
(c) She sings the children's song once a year.
(d) She skips wherever she goes.

3. What do the boy's parents suggest he should have done instead of involving Sergeant Burke when he was being bullied?
(a) They said he should have just taken the punches.
(b) They said he should have stood up for himself.
(c) They said he should have run away.
(d) They said he should have talked the bully out of fighting.

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

5. Which section of the library does Crazy Joe frequent?
(a) The literature section.
(b) The art section.
(c) The adult section.
(d) The history section.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which class do the boys discuss the speech given by the army chaplain?

2. What does Crazy Joe reveal to the boy?

3. In what language does the boy write the final copy?

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

5. How long does the boy piece together that his father knew the full story about Eddie being an informant?

(see the answer key)

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