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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 try to do after his talk with Sergeant Burke in Chapter 3?
(a) To talk to his mother.
(b) To talk to his father.
(c) To run away.
(d) To hide in his room.

2. In what language does the boy write the final copy?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Irish.

3. Who tells the boy that some families are devil-haunted?
(a) Katie.
(b) Frances.
(c) Bernadette.
(d) Brigid.

4. What is Claire's last expression?
(a) Humor.
(b) Terror.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Sadness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Katie goes to England to attend her daughter's wedding, why does the rest of her family refuse to attend?

2. What causes the boy to have nightmares?

3. During the war, when the alarms go off because of the air raids, where does the family hide?

4. Which three males are attacked at the end of the chapter?

5. Who is Danno Bredin?

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