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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 does Rose respond when Moran tells her that the family managed well enough before she came?
2. Moran writes to Luke asking him to do what?
3. Where do Sean and Sheila get married?
4. Where does Moran begin spending much more time after Mark and Maggie's visit?
5. What chore does Moran gather the children to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Section 5, what fills the house with joy?
2. How does Moran respond when he is questioned about threatening Michael with his gun?
3. What subject infuriates Moran and sparks a fight between he and Rose?
4. What begins to happen to Moran physically after Maggie brings home her newborn son?
5. What bad habits does Michael engage in once all his sisters leave the house?
6. What causes Moran to become more and more morose throughout Section 4?
7. What does Moran do when he finds out Michael quit school?
8. How is Michael jeopardizing his future?
9. Why is Moran threatened by Rose?
10. Where does Michael go to escape his father's wrath?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
McQuaid played a big role in Moran's life even though he was only a minor character in the book.
1. Discuss what McQuaid might have represented to Moran and support your answer with examples from the novel.
2. Do you think Moran deciding to end his friendship with McQuaid was the right thing to do? Why or why not?
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