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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does McQuaid tell Moran at the end of their discussion?
(a) That he lost all his money and needs a loan.
(b) That he has to leave early instead of staying the night.
(c) That he is leaving Ireland and moving to England.
(d) That he has divorced his wife and is courting again.

2. After the war, what does Moran give to McQuaid?
(a) A house.
(b) Money.
(c) Livestock.
(d) Advice.

3. 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 speaks openly about the horrors of the war.
(d) He gets embarrassed and quiet.

4. What does McQuaid find overbearing about Moran's personality?
(a) Moran's praise of his children.
(b) Moran's treatment of women.
(c) Moran's constant need to be right.
(d) Moran's regret about post-war Ireland.

5. What excuse does Moran give as to why he invited McQuaid to the celebration?
(a) So McQuaid would leave the house.
(b) So McQuaid wouldn't be so lonely.
(c) So McQuaid wouldn't drink himself stupid at the fair.
(d) Because he missed McQuaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last true observance of Monaghan Day also marks the end of a relationship between which two characters?

2. How does Rose meet Moran?

3. Why is growing frail so hard for Moran?

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

5. McQuaid is quite successful despite his lack of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Moran's daughters come home to Great Meadow?

2. What is Rose Brady's background prior to meeting Moran?

3. Why does Rose stop going to the evening mail group?

4. What is the importance of the ritual of the Rosary?

5. What makes the girls tense when Moran and McQuaid are talking?

6. Why is Moran angry that more than half his children left Ireland to work in England?

7. What conclusion does Moran come to about Rose Brady?

8. Explain Rose's role in the Moran family.

9. What are Moran's feelings about Rose during their post office courtship?

10. Describe the relationship between Moran and McQuaid.

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