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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy say is significant because of the mother's change?
(a) Her secret is now locked inside of her.
(b) She is no longer depressed.
(c) She can't hear the lies about Eddie any longer.
(d) Her mind won't linger on the secret of loving McIlhenny anymore.

2. To whom is the boy attracted in Chapter 4?
(a) Irene.
(b) Ann.
(c) Brigid.
(d) Katie.

3. What information about the family secret does the boy know in Chapter 3 that his parents do not know?
(a) What happened to Tony.
(b) Who killed Eddie.
(c) Where Eddie was killed.
(d) Who the real informer was.

4. What happens to both Brigid and Larry in Chapter 2?
(a) They both cannot see.
(b) They have both lost their jobs.
(c) They are killed.
(d) They have lost their ability to speak.

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

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. In what ways are the boys in the math class punished if they do not answer the questions correctly?

3. In Chapter 2, the boy remembers being trapped where?

4. Who is the man who always carried a baby sock in his small brown case?

5. Where does Tony McIlhenny disappear to?

(see the answer key)

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