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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. Which two characters prepare the house for the big celebration?

3. How is Rose handling Moran's possible death?

4. How do the children react to Rose?

5. Who does Moran speak to about the possibility of introducing another woman into the household?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the girls' plan for making their father feel better?

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

3. Why does Moran speak so highly about the war?

4. Why is Moran ill tempered at the beginning of Section 2?

5. What conclusion does Moran come to about Rose Brady?

6. What does McQuaid mean when he says, "Some people can not bear to come in second"?

7. What was Rose's first impression of Moran?

8. Describe the relationship between Moran and McQuaid.

9. Name one way in that Moran and Rose are very different.

10. Why is it important that Moran's aging and increasing weakness is foreshadowed in Section 1 of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting of Amongst Women plays a big role in the story itself. Describe the setting, both historically and geographically, and explain why it is so important to the novel and the development of the characters. Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Amongst Women focuses heavily on a few male characters, but it is their interactions with women that make for the most interesting parts of the novel. The female characters evolve quite a bit throughout the novel. Discuss the change the female characters go through. Describe their role at the beginning and compare it to their role at the end. How is it different? Why did it change?

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