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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. Whose place in the household does Rose take over?

2. What does Moran spread across the fields?

3. What does Michael borrow from Nell?

4. How does Maggie fill her time since she no longer has household chores to do?

5. Who calls Moran from the school to inquire about Michael?

Short Essay Questions

1. When do Luke and Moran finally reconnect?

2. What shocks the girls at the St. Stephens Day dance?

3. Why is Moran threatened by Rose?

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

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

6. How is Maggie's life changed by Rose becoming part of the family?

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

8. How is Michael jeopardizing his future?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Michael Moran, Sr. and Michael Moran, Jr. Keep in mind that while these two men seem quite different, they do share many similarities. Discuss both their commonalities and differences in character. Be sure to support your opinions with examples from the novel.

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