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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. How many positions does Maggie get accepted to?
2. What does Moran want to do when Michael returns?
3. Moran writes to Luke asking him to do what?
4. What does Michael begin to do when he discovers he is attracted to older women?
5. What does Mark O'Donoghue do for work in London?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is it about Moran that seems to regulate the mood in the house?
2. What bad habits does Michael engage in once all his sisters leave the house?
3. Why is Moran out of sorts the morning after he fights with Rose?
4. In Section 5, what fills the house with joy?
5. Why does Moran make the entire family join him in the ritual of the Rosary?
6. What begins to happen to Moran physically after Maggie brings home her newborn son?
7. How does the family respond to Maggie's fiance, Mark O'Donaghue?
8. What subject infuriates Moran and sparks a fight between he and Rose?
9. What does Moran do when he finds out Michael quit school?
10. Why is Moran threatened by Rose?
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
Moran had a strained relationship with all of his children, but certainly more so with his sons. Analyze why it is that Moran got along better with women. Use examples from the book and quotes that might help support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how irony was used in the novel to create sympathy for certain characters as well as how it was used to develop certain characters. Discuss how irony helped develop your opinion of Moran in particular.
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