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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Katie have over her sister?
(a) Tony left her sister to be with Katie.
(b) The details of Eddie's disappearance.
(c) Where Katie's sister's husband ran off.
(d) What happened to their parents.

2. Which two characters are introduced first at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The boy and Una, his sister.
(b) The boy and his mother.
(c) The boy and Rory Hannaway.
(d) The boy and his father.

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

4. Who is hired to look after the two children, Francis and Frances?
(a) Brigid McLaughlin.
(b) Una.
(c) Katie McIlhenny.
(d) Aunt Bernadette.

5. Who is the real informer?
(a) Crazy Joe.
(b) Tony McIlhenny.
(c) Larry McLaughlin.
(d) The boy's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the boy go with Moran in Chapter 4?

2. Who is Katie?

3. What makes the boy feel distinctly uncomfortable in Chapter 1?

4. What key theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 1?

5. What causes the infestation mentioned in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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