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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1945.

2. Who is Ena?
(a) The boy's grandmother.
(b) The boy's mother's sister.
(c) The boy's father's sister.
(d) The boy's sister.

3. In June 1948, what does the boy witness?
(a) His father leave town.
(b) His mother attempt suicide.
(c) The house burn down.
(d) The death of a young boy.

4. How does Rory Hannaway die?
(a) Killed by a reversing lorry.
(b) Drowned in the river.
(c) Beaten to death by thieves.
(d) Contracted meningitis.

5. Why does Brigid think she is going mad?
(a) She keeps losing things.
(b) The orphans keep changing.
(c) She sees ghosts out the window.
(d) She is losing her voice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day do the Francis and Frances' parents die?

3. What happens to the distillery after the shootout?

4. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?

5. In Chapter 1, what causes the boy's mother to become inconsolable?

(see the answer key)

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