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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 is the name of Sheila's boyfriend?
(a) Sheamus Wilson.
(b) Patrick O'Conner.
(c) Sean Flynn.
(d) William Hulahan.

2. Where does Moran begin spending much more time after Mark and Maggie's visit?
(a) His porch.
(b) The pub.
(c) The church.
(d) His bed.

3. When is the only time that Moran is seemingly happy?
(a) During harvest season.
(b) When he is alone.
(c) When his children do well on their exams.
(d) During the Rosary.

4. What is Luke doing for work in London?
(a) Luke is unemployed.
(b) Converting old houses into flats.
(c) Luke owns a small farm just like Moran.
(d) Teaching at the University.

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(d) Become withdrawn and quiet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the way home from the wedding, what does Moran make everyone do in the car to save time?

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

4. How old is Michael when his sisters leave home?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What subject infuriates Moran and sparks a fight between he and Rose?

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

8. Why is Moran threatened by Rose?

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

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

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