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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. Why is Meggie initially attracted to Luke?

2. Who is hired as a new sheep shearer?

3. What position is Father Ralph elevated to at the end of the war?

4. What role is Father Ralph about to assume right after Meggie gives birth to her firstborn?

5. What comment does Fiona make that surprises Meggie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Meggie's thoughts regarding the first few days/weeks of her marriage?

2. What are three major decisions that Luke makes, without consulting Meggie, in the first part of their marriage?

3. In the life of the Cleary family, what two major events take place on September 2, 1945?

4. If the war intensifies, what members of the Cleary family are selected to enlist and why?

5. What are Meggie's ideas about marriage?

6. How do Meggie and Luke feel about her pregnancy?

7. How does Meggie ensure that Luke will never question the paternity of their child?

8. What major decision does Meggie make regarding her marriage and her future?

9. What are the Cleary brothers like?

10. What previously introduced character reappears in Chapter 17, and what is this character's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Drogheda is more than land and a main house. For each of the following characters, write a paragraph outlining what Drogheda means to them.

1) Meggie.

2) Father Ralph.

3) Mary Carson.

4) Fiona.

Essay Topic 2

Meggie and Father Ralph develop a relationship early in Meggie's childhood. This relationship continues to grow throughout the years, resulting in a love affair. Pick one of the following two topics to write about and use examples from the book.

1) Do you think Meggie and Father Ralph could have ever had a strong marital partnership? Justify your answer.

2) Do you view Father Ralph as leading Meggie on throughout the book? What do you think his true intentions were from the beginning? How might their relationship have been different?

Essay Topic 3

Luke and Meggie obviously have very different views of marriage. What are Meggie's views? What are Luke's views? Do they have similar views on anything regarding their marriage? Cite examples from the book.

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