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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 168-184).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does McQuaid compliment as he sits with Moran?
(a) The beverages and the furniture.
(b) The house and the curtains.
(c) Moran and the weather.
(d) The girls and the meal.

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

3. Despite having less money and worldly possessions; what makes Moran feel superior to McQuaid?
(a) Moran's heroics during the war.
(b) Moran feels that McQuaid is superior.
(c) Moran's home and farm: Great Meadow.
(d) Moran's devotion to his family.

4. Who visits Moran and Rose every other weekend?
(a) Luke and Michael.
(b) Sheila and Mona.
(c) McQuaid and O'Leary.
(d) The new maid service.

5. What petty thing sparks a fight between Moran and Michael?
(a) Michael's tendancy to come home late smelling of alcohol.
(b) The way Michael pushes the salt shaker to Moran.
(c) The way Michael folds the laundry.
(d) Moran's impolite nicknames for Moran and Nell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event do the three girls and Michael attend?

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

3. Where does Nell Morahan live?

4. Where is the wedding reception located?

5. Despite the fact that he asks for the opinions of others, what does Moran usually do?

(see the answer key)

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