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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the night her baby was conceived, what did Colleen see on Liffy Glade?
(a) A ghost.
(b) Mother Mary sitting in the meadow.
(c) Someone being murdered.
(d) Men having sexual relations.

2. What is Kathleen's reaction when Anne tells her about the conversation that she has with Jamie?
(a) Kathleen laughs about what Jamie said and claims he's a real comedian.
(b) Kathleen is very hurt by the lie Jamie told, but not surprised about how he reacted.
(c) Kathleen shows no emotion towards what Jamie has said about her.
(d) Kathleen is shocked Jamie said those things about her.

3. How does Kathleen respond to the visit from the Pope while she is in labor?
(a) Kathleen is grateful for his visit and thanks him.
(b) Kathleen is uncomfortable because he thinks she has sinned.
(c) Kathleen appears to have a seizure when the Pope visits.
(d) Kathleen is relieved to see him and confesses all her sins.

4. What surprising thing does Anne see from the beach?
(a) Kathleen balancing on the ledge of the roof.
(b) Mrs. Walsh swimming in the ocean.
(c) The planet Jupiter.
(d) Satan.

5. What does Kathleen's doctor state about the baby?
(a) The doctor says, "This is not God's child, but it is a child of God."
(b) The doctor says it is God's child.
(c) The doctor says the baby was born stillborn.
(d) The doctor says that the baby is sick and will not live.

6. In between Kathleen's contractions, what appears to Kathleen?
(a) The ghost of Mrs. Walsh appears to Kathleen.
(b) Flashbacks of Jamie and his friends and what they did to her appear to Kathleen.
(c) The Devil appears to Kathleen.
(d) The ghost of Justin appears to Kathleen.

7. Emotionally, how is Kathleen feeling after Jamie's death and Mrs. Walsh's behavior?
(a) Uncomfortable and miserable from her pregnancy.
(b) Overly sorry and frustrated because of people's expectations of her.
(c) Self-conscious about how much weight she's gained.
(d) Fantastic.

8. What does Colleen being in labor make Justin realize?
(a) Justin realizes that Colleen may not live through the birth of her baby.
(b) Justin realizes that he has begun to think differently about marriage and relationships.
(c) Justin realizes that Father Rosetti may be of great harm to him.
(d) Justin realizes that the Devil has possessed Colleen.

9. Why does Colleen run to hide in the barn?
(a) Because she does not want to see Father Flannery.
(b) Because she doesn't want to talk to Justin.
(c) To play a trick on her mother and Sister Katherine.
(d) Because she is afraid the mob of townspeople will hurt her.

10. Why does Jamie become agitated at the bar?
(a) Because Kathleen's parents won't allow her to see him.
(b) Because his friends are harassing him about Kathleen.
(c) Because his friends didn't show up at the bar.
(d) Because someone is being rude to him.

11. Why does Father Rosetti arrive in New York?
(a) To visit two people.
(b) To get treated for Polio.
(c) To attend mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
(d) To do some sight seeing.

12. What has caused the change in Mrs. Walsh's behavior?
(a) Mrs. Walsh did not get the raise she was anticipating and is acting out of anger.
(b) Mrs. Walsh is grateful for how Kathleen's parents have treated her and reflects her gratitude with kindness towards Kathleen.
(c) "The voice" has convinced Mrs. Walsh to act the way she does towards Kathleen.
(d) Mrs. Walsh is jealous that Kathleen is having a baby and she isn't.

13. What made Noelle perform her first miracle?
(a) Noelle felt that the woman deserved to have a baby.
(b) Noelle didn't like that things weren't going her way.
(c) Noelle just wanted to see if she had the power to do so.
(d) Noelle was upset by the loss of life and sadness she encountered.

14. What do people want from Kathleen?
(a) To perform miracles.
(b) To sacrifice herself for her sins.
(c) To abort the baby.
(d) To give her baby up for adoption.

15. When Father Rosetti arrives in Maam Cross, what is his condition?
(a) Worse because he hates to travel and it makes him anxious.
(b) Better, because the medicine he was given is finally working properly.
(c) Worse, because he is having hallucinations and continues to hear "the voice."
(d) Better, because he has stopped hearing "the voice."

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Colleen's son?

2. What is the Beaviers' reaction to Father Rosetti's news?

3. What happens to Jamie on his way to Sachuset Point?

4. What can Kathleen do that Mrs. Walsh can't?

5. What did Colleen's son's eyes resemble from earlier in the novel?

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