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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. That winter what announcement does Sheila make?
(a) She is dying.
(b) She has won the lottery.
(c) She is moving back to Great Meadow.
(d) She is engaged.

2. What does Michael do that makes Nell worry?
(a) He quits school early.
(b) He proposes marriage.
(c) He tells Nell he loves her.
(d) He threatens to move away.

3. Why do Maggie, Mona, and Sheila all return home?
(a) Moran's birthday.
(b) They heard Michael was getting into trouble.
(c) Rose asked them to visit.
(d) The Christmas holiday.

4. Where does Sheila go on her honeymoon?
(a) New York.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Majorca.

5. What does Michael borrow from Nell?
(a) Train fare.
(b) New clothes.
(c) Her passport.
(d) Her car.

6. When Michael doesn't show up for the Rosary, where do Moran and Rose assume he is?
(a) London.
(b) Dublin.
(c) New York.
(d) At the pub.

7. What does Mark O'Donoghue do for work in London?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a police officer.
(c) He is a construction worker.
(d) He is unemployed.

8. When is the only time that Moran is seemingly happy?
(a) During harvest season.
(b) When he is alone.
(c) When his children do well on their exams.
(d) During the Rosary.

9. What type of jobs were both Mona and Sheila offered?
(a) Working with children.
(b) Working on a farm.
(c) Working in sales.
(d) Working for the government.

10. Who does Sheila invite to the wedding without consulting anyone?
(a) McQuaid.
(b) Michael.
(c) Luke.
(d) Her ex-boyfriend.

11. How does Rose respond when Moran tells her that the family managed well enough before she came?
(a) She suffers in silence and says nothing.
(b) She tells Moran she will have to go away from there.
(c) She slaps Moran and demands and apology.
(d) She gets and frustrated and explains all the good she has done.

12. What does Maggie report that Luke is doing in London?
(a) Working as a teacher.
(b) Working as an electrician.
(c) Studying accountancy.
(d) Studying to be a doctor.

13. What chore does Moran gather the children to do?
(a) Pick the fruit from the trees.
(b) Wash the dishes.
(c) Mow and gather the hay.
(d) Clean all the windows.

14. What does Maggie report about Luke?
(a) He is back in school.
(b) He and his businesses are doing well.
(c) He is lonely and wants to return home.
(d) He is broke and needs a loan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does young Michael get when Rose and Moran begin sharing a room?

2. What do Moran and Rose do instead of attending Maggie's wedding?

3. How does Maggie fill her time since she no longer has household chores to do?

4. Where does Mark go every night to "escape" when he is staying at Great Meadow?

5. As Moran seems to lose his spark for life, what is it that he mentions he feels betrayed by?

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