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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who else in the family also advocated for Maggie to leave and train as a nurse?
(a) Luke.
(b) McQuaid.
(c) Mona.
(d) Sheila.

5. What about Mark shocks Mona and Sheila?
(a) His quiet and shy personality.
(b) His lack of manners toward Rose and Moran.
(c) His crude language.
(d) His fashion and appearance.

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

7. How old is Michael when his sisters leave home?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

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

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

10. Where does Rose advocate Maggie to go to train as a nurse?
(a) United States of America.
(b) England.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Spain.

11. What nightly ritual does Rose become involved in?
(a) Locking up the house.
(b) Doing the dishes.
(c) Saying the Rosary.
(d) Tucking in the children.

12. What is Luke doing for work in London?
(a) Luke owns a small farm just like Moran.
(b) Converting old houses into flats.
(c) Luke is unemployed.
(d) Teaching at the University.

13. What does Young Michael tend to?
(a) The family pet.
(b) Rose's flower garden.
(c) The farm animals.
(d) The household chores.

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

15. What touchy subject does Moran finally ask Maggie about when she returns from London on holiday?
(a) Her boyfriends.
(b) Her studies.
(c) Luke.
(d) His marriage to Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheila desperately want to study, but Moran will not allow it?

2. Why do Mark and Maggie return to Great Meadow the next summer after their wedding?

3. What petty thing sparks a fight between Moran and Michael?

4. What does Michael borrow from Nell?

5. What does Mark compare Great Meadow to as he leaves on the train?

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