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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rose meet Moran?
(a) They have mutual family friends.
(b) He ran into her on the street.
(c) They go to the same deli.
(d) Waiting for the mail at the post office.

2. What word best describes Rose's mothers feelings about the marriage?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Disapproval.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Relief.

3. What is the name of the farm that Moran and Rose live on?
(a) Rolling Hills.
(b) Rolling Meadows.
(c) Great Hills.
(d) Great Meadow.

4. Saying the Rosary is significant in what religion?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Mormanism.

5. How does Moran feel about Monaghan Days of past?
(a) He feels they are a good excuse to party.
(b) He feels it is a waste of time and effort.
(c) They mean the world to him.
(d) They have no special meaning to him.

6. Why is growing frail so hard for Moran?
(a) He can no longer work on the farm.
(b) He wants to re-enlist in the IRA.
(c) He is used to being in control.
(d) He is not growing frail at all.

7. The last true Monaghan Day marks a time when the girls remember their father as what?
(a) Strong and healthy.
(b) Sick and dying.
(c) Stressed and stubborn.
(d) Easy-going and care-free.

8. Other than love, what is a possible reason for Rose to marry Moran?
(a) Moran's children needed a mother.
(b) The security of his money.
(c) The desire for a family.
(d) She wanted to live at Great Meadow.

9. What type of work did Rose do before she returned to Ireland?
(a) Domestic.
(b) Retail.
(c) Sales.
(d) Construction.

10. What business has made McQuaid so successful after the war?
(a) The stock market.
(b) The cattle business.
(c) The used car business.
(d) Farming potatos.

11. What term is used to describe the rumors floating around about Moran?
(a) "False assumptions".
(b) "Dark mutterings".
(c) "Hushed secrets".
(d) "Eloborate tales".

12. 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 gets angry and asks them to stop talking.
(c) He gets embarrassed and quiet.
(d) He speaks openly about the horrors of the war.

13. After not seeing Rose at the post office, what does Moran do?
(a) Moran calls Rose at home.
(b) Moran gives up and finds a new woman.
(c) Moran believes Rose hates him.
(d) Moran sends Rose a letter.

14. What do Rose and her sister sneak into the house?
(a) A Franciscan robe.
(b) A musket from the war.
(c) A German shepherd.
(d) An ancient set of tea cups.

15. What word best explains how Moran is acting in regards to his own possible death?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Unnerved.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose know about Moran before she even meets him?

2. Where is the wedding reception located?

3. What is Rose's first impression of Moran after they first meet?

4. Who does Moran speak to about the possibility of introducing another woman into the household?

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

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