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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the boy's parents meet?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1933.

2. Who is the real informer?
(a) Crazy Joe.
(b) Tony McIlhenny.
(c) Larry McLaughlin.
(d) The boy's grandfather.

3. After his mother tells him much of the story of Eddie's death at the end of Chapter 5, why is the boy still hurt?
(a) She lies.
(b) He doesn't understand the full story.
(c) He thinks his mother does not know the truth.
(d) She does not tell him everything.

4. Why is the murder case of 1921 thrown out of court?
(a) The evidence was tampered with.
(b) The murder suspect had a proven alibi.
(c) The murder suspect disappeared.
(d) There wasn't enough evidence.

5. When does Tony McIlhenny disappear?
(a) When Una dies.
(b) When the boy is born.
(c) When Katie is pregnant.
(d) When Ena dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tony McIlhenny disappear to?

2. Why does the boy's mother lie to Katie about why the boy's father started drinking again?

3. Who is Jimmy from Chapter 4?

4. When Sergeant Burke comes to talk to the boy's mother, what does he reveal as his reason for beating her husband?

5. According to the local belief his father told the boy, who gathers at the Field of the Disappeared at Christmas and other festivals?

(see the answer key)

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