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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. Sheila and Mona send a note to Moran and Rose telling them that Michael is where?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Lost.

2. How many positions does Maggie get accepted to?
(a) None.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. How does Maggie fill her time since she no longer has household chores to do?
(a) Studies for her nursing exams.
(b) Explores the farm.
(c) Listens to the radio.
(d) Goes out at night to dances.

4. Moran writes to Luke asking him to do what?
(a) Send money to the family.
(b) Meet Maggie in London.
(c) Come home.
(d) Allow Maggie to live with him.

5. 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 misses his sisters.
(d) He does not believe in the Rosary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children tend to do when Moran gets angry?

2. Michael is caught flirting with Nell Morahan. What is her reputation?

3. What does Mark compare Great Meadow to as he leaves on the train?

4. What does Michael do that makes Nell worry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When do Luke and Moran finally reconnect?

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

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

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

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

10. How is Michael jeopardizing his future?

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