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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has someone been watching Cal in Chapter 1?

2. What does Cal want Mart to get him from Noreen in Chapter 2?

3. When is Brendan's birthday?

4. How long has Noreen refused to order the cookies Mart likes?

5. What does Cal give Trey for lunch in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the village pub, and what does it look like?

2. Who is Mart, and what does he look like?

3. Why does Cal sometimes like to get up early and eat his breakfast sitting on his back step?

4. In Chapter 5, what conversation do Cal and Garda Dennis O'Malley have about missing people in the area?

5. What is the view from Cal's place in the evening in Chapter 1?

6. What is one of the few things that Cal had sent over to Ireland from the United States, and why does he ship it?

7. What does Trey tell Cal about his family and Brendan in Chapter 7?

8. Why does Cal call Donna in Chapter 6, and what is their conversation like?

9. How is Cal getting along in his new place?

10. What does Cal learn about Trey's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trey and Brendan are siblings. How would you describe the relationship between Trey and Brendan? Why does Trey have to know what happened to him?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words or phrases that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand, especially for Cal? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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