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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 does Michael begin to do when he discovers he is attracted to older women?
(a) Asks women out that he meets at church.
(b) Writes love letters to complete strangers.
(c) Dresses in suits to look older.
(d) Stays out late dancing and drinking.

2. Where does Nell Morahan live?
(a) Dublin.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Scotland.

3. What benefits do the girls receive by having Rose around?
(a) They no longer have to babysit their younger siblings.
(b) They no longer have to cook for themselves.
(c) They confide in her and she protects them from Moran's wrath.
(d) They now have someone to clean up after them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many positions does Maggie get accepted to?

2. Why does young Michael cry during the ritual of the Rosary?

3. Why do Sheila and Sean go back to the house while the rest of the family is pitching in with the haymaking?

4. What is the relationship between Maggie and Mark O'Donoghue?

5. When Maggie asks Luke to come home, what is his response?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What shocks the girls at the St. Stephens Day dance?

3. How does Moran respond when he is questioned about threatening Michael with his gun?

4. What does Mark do that Moran finds ludicrous?

5. As time goes on, what becomes the most important thing in Moran's life?

6. How is Michael jeopardizing his future?

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

8. Why is Maggie so confident when she leaves for London?

9. What bad habits does Michael engage in once all his sisters leave the house?

10. What does Moran do when he finds out Michael quit school?

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