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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the boy's father when he was left in charge of the family?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

2. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?
(a) To his teacher.
(b) To a sick relative's house.
(c) To a grave.
(d) To his father.

3. What happens to the boy when the police come to search the house?
(a) He is taken to the jail for further interrogation.
(b) He is beaten by the police.
(c) He is told to leave the house so they can search it.
(d) He is hidden in the attic by his father.

4. Where does Charlie McCabe frequent?
(a) Grianan.
(b) The brothel.
(c) The library.
(d) The distillery.

5. Where does the boy go with Moran in Chapter 4?
(a) The boy's house.
(b) The circus.
(c) The distillery.
(d) A football match.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Billy Mahon?

2. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?

3. What does the boy realize about his mother after the onset of her depression?

4. What color is the light above the graves of Francis and Frances' parents?

5. In 1949, the police arrive at the boy's house in search of what?

(see the answer key)

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