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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Frances and Francis do every day?
(a) Put on costumes.
(b) Put flowers on their parents' graves.
(c) Play in the Field of the Disappeared.
(d) Sing songs.

5. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?
(a) She was kidnapped.
(b) She became paralyzed.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She became sick and died.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Tony McIlhenny disappear?

3. What does "The Shan Van Vocht" mean?

4. What happens to the distillery after the shootout?

5. Who is the hero of the novel the boy reads in the dark?

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