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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his parents die, Eddie leaves. Where does everyone think he went?
(a) He went to Grianan.
(b) He enlisted in the IRA.
(c) He went to America.
(d) He skipped town with his girlfriend.

2. To whom is Larry McLaughlin related?
(a) Katie.
(b) The boy narrator.
(c) Francis.
(d) Brigid.

3. What key theme of the novel is introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) The conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants.
(b) The disappearance of the boy's uncle.
(c) The death of the boy's sister.
(d) The conflict between the police and the IRA.

4. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?
(a) She never leaves her house.
(b) She sings the children's song once a year.
(c) She pretends the children have never left.
(d) She skips wherever she goes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is distinct about Larry McLaughlin's character?

2. What do the boy's parents suggest he should have done instead of involving Sergeant Burke when he was being bullied?

3. From which part of the traditions of both Protestants and Catholics does the boy derive excitement?

4. Where does Tony McIlhenny disappear to?

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

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