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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rose's last name?

2. How does Rose meet Moran?

3. Why is growing frail so hard for Moran?

4. After the war, what does Moran give to McQuaid?

5. What business has made McQuaid so successful after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 1, what seems to foreshadow a change of power between the family members?

2. Why is money a sensitive subject between Moran and McQuaid?

3. Why do the Moran's daughters come home to Great Meadow?

4. How does McQuaid compliment Moran's daughters during his visit?

5. Describe McQuaid's language towards his wife.

6. How does Moran justify his resentment towards McQuaid?

7. Why does Rose stop going to the evening mail group?

8. Describe the relationship between Moran and McQuaid.

9. Why does McQuaid leave Great Meadow early?

10. What are Moran's feelings about Rose during their post office courtship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the rural setting of Great Meadows and the urban setting of London and Dublin.

1. What could these two different types of settings represent?

2. Would the story have been as powerful had it taken place outside of Ireland? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what you think the moral of the novel might be?

1. Support your analysis with examples from the novel.

2. Make sure to look at both what the reader can glean from the novel as well as what the characters in the story might have learned.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the ending of the novel. Do you think Moran needed to die for the women to feel free? Why or why not. Support your answer with examples and quotes from the novel.

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