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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. Why does young Michael cry during the ritual of the Rosary?
(a) He hurt his back tending to the garden.
(b) He is afraid of Moran.
(c) He does not believe in the Rosary.
(d) He misses his sisters.

2. Where does Mark go every night to "escape" when he is staying at Great Meadow?
(a) The barn.
(b) Maggie's bedroom.
(c) His car.
(d) The pub.

3. What does Rose tell Michael he must do to make everything better with Moran?
(a) Michael must apologize to Moran.
(b) Michael must bring Luke home from London.
(c) Michael must work on the farm for free.
(d) Michael must give up drinking for good.

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

5. Where do Sean and Sheila get married?
(a) Great Meadow.
(b) Dublin.
(c) London.
(d) The local golf course.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chore does Moran gather the children to do?

2. Where does Rose advocate Maggie to go to train as a nurse?

3. What is the name of Sheila's boyfriend?

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

5. What does Michael begin to do when he discovers he is attracted to older women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the family respond to Maggie's fiance, Mark O'Donaghue?

2. How does Moran respond to Michael's new way of life?

3. Why does Moran make the entire family join him in the ritual of the Rosary?

4. Where does Michael go to escape his father's wrath?

5. How is Maggie's life changed by Rose becoming part of the family?

6. What does Mark do that Moran finds ludicrous?

7. What begins to happen to Moran physically after Maggie brings home her newborn son?

8. What do Moran and Rose think when Michael isn't present for the Rosary?

9. What is it about Moran that seems to regulate the mood in the house?

10. Why is Moran out of sorts the morning after he fights with Rose?

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