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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy realize about his mother after the onset of her depression?
(a) She is faking her depression.
(b) She was involved in Eddie's death.
(c) He doesn't trust his mother.
(d) She had been in love with someone other than his father.

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

3. Where does Tony McIlhenny disappear to?
(a) Denmark.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) America.

4. According to the boy's father, how long has the boy's mother known about Eddie?
(a) Since just after she married the boy's father.
(b) Since a few years ago.
(c) Since just before she married the boy's father.
(d) Since just after the boy was born.

5. What do people believe lay below the ruins of Grianan?
(a) The souls of those who had disappeared.
(b) The souls of those who did not have a Christian burial.
(c) The ghosts of unborn children.
(d) The bodies of legendary ancient warriors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the boy encounters Crazy Joe in Chapter 5, what does Crazy Joe ask him to do?

2. What happens to the boy when the police come to search the house?

3. Why do the boy's father's drinking binges stop between 1920 and 1926?

4. What does Sergeant Burke suggest to the boy as he gives him a ride home?

5. From where does the title of the novel get its name?

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