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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the boy find out is responsible for the murder of 1921?
(a) Neil McLaughlin.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) A policeman.
(d) Brother Regan.

2. Who is Katie?
(a) The boy's sister.
(b) The boy's grandmother.
(c) The boy's mother's sister.
(d) The boy's father's aunt.

3. What type of stone chair is hidden in the ruins of Grianan?
(a) A throne.
(b) A wishing chair.
(c) A stool.
(d) A table chair.

4. What does the boy's grandfather reveal about Eddie in Chapter 3?
(a) Eddie died in a warehouse fire.
(b) Eddie was an informer.
(c) Eddie left for America.
(d) Eddie was set up.

5. What does the boy find in the wardrobe of his sister's bedroom?
(a) A flower.
(b) A gun.
(c) Money.
(d) A photo album.

6. In 1949, the police arrive at the boy's house in search of what?
(a) A gun.
(b) A missing child.
(c) A murder suspect.
(d) Stolen goods.

7. How do the boy's father's parents die?
(a) Fever.
(b) Old age.
(c) Killed at the shootout at the distillery.
(d) An accident.

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

9. In Chapter 1, where does the boy's mother ask him to take flowers?
(a) To a sick relative's house.
(b) To his teacher.
(c) To his father.
(d) To a grave.

10. What do the boy's parents suggest he should have done instead of involving Sergeant Burke when he was being bullied?
(a) They said he should have stood up for himself.
(b) They said he should have talked the bully out of fighting.
(c) They said he should have run away.
(d) They said he should have just taken the punches.

11. What is distinct about Larry McLaughlin's character?
(a) He is missing.
(b) He does not talk.
(c) He tells stories.
(d) He wanders.

12. What is the first physical change Francis and Frances encounter?
(a) They both change genders.
(b) Their reflections in the mirror disappear.
(c) Their voices switch.
(d) Their hair changes color.

13. Who tells the boy about the murder of 1921?
(a) Brother Regan.
(b) Rory Hannaway.
(c) Billy Mahon.
(d) Neil McLaughlin.

14. Who is the heroine of the novel the boy reads in the dark?
(a) Emily.
(b) Ann.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Una.

15. Which section of the library does Crazy Joe frequent?
(a) The art section.
(b) The literature section.
(c) The adult section.
(d) The history section.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rory Hannaway die?

2. Who tells the boy's father about Eddie's killing?

3. What happened to the boy's sister, Una, in 1948?

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

5. What is a specific characteristic of Brigid's behavior after the children disappear?

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