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

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

3. What do the children tend to do when Moran gets angry?
(a) Fight back.
(b) Become withdrawn and quiet.
(c) Confront their father about his anger.
(d) Slip out of the room.

4. What is the relationship between Maggie and Mark O'Donoghue?
(a) They are secretly engaged.
(b) They are strangers.
(c) They are former lovers and now friends.
(d) They are co-workers and have never gotten along.

5. What does young Michael get when Rose and Moran begin sharing a room?
(a) His own room.
(b) Extra free time.
(c) A new pet.
(d) More chores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie report about Luke?

2. After taking their final exams, where do Mona and Sheila leave to?

3. Who else in the family also advocated for Maggie to leave and train as a nurse?

4. Where does Nell Morahan live?

5. Where does Moran begin spending much more time after Mark and Maggie's visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Michael jeopardizing his future?

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

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

4. By Section 5, what is Moran losing that he treasures most?

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

6. What causes Moran to become more and more morose throughout Section 4?

7. Why is Moran threatened by Rose?

8. In Section 5, what fills the house with joy?

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

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

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