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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of most of the songs the Catholics sing on the Feast of Assumption?
(a) The famine of 1740.
(b) The shootout of 1922.
(c) The rebellion of 1798.
(d) The black death of 1348.

2. Who is Meave?
(a) Katie's daughter.
(b) The boy's niece.
(c) The boy's sister.
(d) Eddie's daughter.

3. In Chapter 1, what causes the boy's mother to become inconsolable?
(a) One of her children dies.
(b) Her husband leaves.
(c) She loses her job.
(d) The boy becomes sick.

4. What are the IRA gunmen protesting at the shootout at the distillery?
(a) The shutdown of the distillery.
(b) The founding of Northern Ireland.
(c) The prohibition of alcohol.
(d) The death of a policeman.

5. In Chapter 1, why doesn't the boy's mother want him to cross by the window at the top of the stairs?
(a) She senses a ghost nearby.
(b) The window is broken and glass shards cover the floor.
(c) Someone outside will see him.
(d) Rain is pouring in from the open window.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What novel is the first book the boy has ever read?

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

4. What is the first physical change Francis and Frances encounter?

5. What do Frances and Francis do every day?

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