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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moran react when the girls bring up some of the stories they have heard spoken of about Monaghan Days past?
(a) He ignores them and pretends he didn't hear them talking.
(b) He speaks openly about the horrors of the war.
(c) He gets angry and asks them to stop talking.
(d) He gets embarrassed and quiet.

2. What kind of car does McQuaid drive?
(a) Aston Martin.
(b) Volvo.
(c) BMW.
(d) Mercedes.

3. While Moran is quite mean with money; what word best describes how Rose is with money?
(a) Oblivious.
(b) Generous.
(c) Stingy.
(d) Flippant.

4. How do the children react to Rose?
(a) They rarely visit with her.
(b) They take to her and integrate her into the family.
(c) They dislike her and try to get her to leave.
(d) They are indifferent and ignore her.

5. What is the relationship between Rose and Moran?
(a) Rose is Moran's second wife.
(b) Rose is Moran's first wife.
(c) Rose is Moran's nurse.
(d) Rose is Moran's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character heads to bed early by pretending to be sick?

2. Other than love, what is a possible reason for Rose to marry Moran?

3. What do Rose and her sister sneak into the house?

4. What does Moran shoot with his shotgun?

5. What do the girls do when Moran is finally out of ear-shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moran justify his resentment towards McQuaid?

2. What is the girls' plan for making their father feel better?

3. Describe McQuaid's language towards his wife.

4. How does Moran feel about marrying Rose?

5. Why does Rose stop going to the evening mail group?

6. What makes the girls tense when Moran and McQuaid are talking?

7. What does Moran realize as McQuaid leaves the house?

8. Why is it important that Moran's aging and increasing weakness is foreshadowed in Section 1 of the book?

9. Why do the Moran's daughters come home to Great Meadow?

10. Why is Moran angry that more than half his children left Ireland to work in England?

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