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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. Why does young Michael cry during the ritual of the Rosary?
2. What does Michael begin to do when he discovers he is attracted to older women?
3. Who do the girls always bring Rose information about?
4. What about Mark shocks Mona and Sheila?
5. How does Maggie fill her time since she no longer has household chores to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What subject infuriates Moran and sparks a fight between he and Rose?
2. Why is Moran out of sorts the morning after he fights with Rose?
3. What causes Moran to become more and more morose throughout Section 4?
4. How is Maggie's life changed by Rose becoming part of the family?
5. How does the family respond to Maggie's fiance, Mark O'Donaghue?
6. What do Moran and Rose think when Michael isn't present for the Rosary?
7. What does Mark do that Moran finds ludicrous?
8. What begins to happen to Moran physically after Maggie brings home her newborn son?
9. Why is Moran threatened by Rose?
10. What is it about Moran that seems to regulate the mood in the house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the tone of the novel.
1. Discuss how the setting plays a role in creating the tone.
2. Discuss how the characters' actions help build the tone.
3. Discuss how the dialogue supports the tone.
Essay Topic 2
Rising action is the events that lead up to the climax.
1. Identify the rising action of the novel.
2. Explain why this is the rising action.
3. Discuss why the rising action is an important element in story telling.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the idea of gender roles as portrayed in the novel.
1. Do you think this novel is portrays women in a positive light? Why or why not?
2. Do you think that the men in the novel show respect to the women in their lives? If so, how? If not, why do you think they disrespect women? Use examples from the novel to support your opinions.
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