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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes the boy feel distinctly uncomfortable in Chapter 1?
(a) His sympathy for the Protestant police.
(b) The book he reads in the dark.
(c) His mother's depression.
(d) What he finds in his sister's wardrobe.

3. Where did the shoot-out of 1922 occur?
(a) In the distillery.
(b) In the market.
(c) In the streets.
(d) In the church.

4. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?
(a) The Poor Old Woman.
(b) The Lovely Dark Land.
(c) The Conflict of Past.
(d) The Land of Poverty.

5. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Una.
(b) Ann.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Katie?

2. Why is the murder case of 1921 thrown out of court?

3. In what year does the novel begin?

4. What causes the boy to have nightmares?

5. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?

(see the answer key)

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