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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 8-22).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does McQuaid tell Moran at the end of their discussion?
(a) That he has divorced his wife and is courting again.
(b) That he has to leave early instead of staying the night.
(c) That he lost all his money and needs a loan.
(d) That he is leaving Ireland and moving to England.

2. After what event does Moran have trouble adjusting?
(a) His kids moving away.
(b) The war.
(c) His house burning down.
(d) The loss of his first wife.

3. What does McQuaid find overbearing about Moran's personality?
(a) Moran's praise of his children.
(b) Moran's constant need to be right.
(c) Moran's treatment of women.
(d) Moran's regret about post-war Ireland.

4. What ritual does Moran do every night before bed?
(a) Drinks water.
(b) Brushes his teeth.
(c) Turns out the lights.
(d) Says the Rosary.

5. The last true observance of Monaghan Day also marks the end of a relationship between which two characters?
(a) McQuaid and Maggie.
(b) Moran and Rose.
(c) Moran and Maggie.
(d) Moran and McQuaid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. McQuaid arrives to Great Meadow in the evening because he was doing what?

3. What seems to be foreshadowed about Moran's health in the first few paragraphs of the book?

4. How many daughter's does Moran have?

5. What word best explains how Moran is acting in regards to his own possible death?

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