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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 do Moran and McQuaid talk about during Monaghan Day?
(a) Their jobs.
(b) Old war stories.
(c) Their kids.
(d) Ireland.

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

3. Who, in particular, thinks Rose is making a mistake by entertaining Moran?
(a) Moran's son, Luke.
(b) McQuaid.
(c) Moran's daughters.
(d) Rose's mother.

4. Who helps Rose sneak something into the wardrobe?
(a) Her step-daughters.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) She does it alone.

5. What does McQuaid drink instead of the tea the girls make?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Moran so annoyed by McQuaid's car?

2. Where did Rose work prior to returning to Ireland?

3. What word best explains how Moran is acting in regards to his own possible death?

4. What topic threatens to sour the mood of Moran?

5. How does Moran react when the girls bring up some of the stories they have heard spoken of about Monaghan Days past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moran realize as McQuaid leaves the house?

2. Why is Moran ill tempered at the beginning of Section 2?

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

4. Describe McQuaid's language towards his wife.

5. Why is it important that Moran's aging and increasing weakness is foreshadowed in Section 1 of the book?

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

7. How does McQuaid compliment Moran's daughters during his visit?

8. How does Moran feel about marrying Rose?

9. In Section 1, what seems to foreshadow a change of power between the family members?

10. Why does McQuaid leave Great Meadow early?

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