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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (pages 22-45).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. McQuaid arrives to Great Meadow in the evening because he was doing what?
(a) Working on his car.
(b) Saying goodbye to his family.
(c) Visiting other friends along the way.
(d) Selling his winter livestock.

3. What is Rose's first impression of Moran after they first meet?
(a) She finds him to be loud and borish.
(b) She finds him to be shy and secluded.
(c) She finds him to be intelligent and attentive.
(d) She finds him to be mean and controlling.

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

5. When McQuaid leaves he says, "Some people can not bear to come in second", to whom is he referring?
(a) Rose.
(b) Moran.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Sheila.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last true Monaghan Day marks a time when the girls remember their father as what?

2. What does Moran realize about Rose once McQuaid leaves Great Meadows?

3. What does McQuaid drink instead of the tea the girls make?

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

5. After not seeing Rose at the post office, what does Moran do?

(see the answer key)

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