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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Mary Carson not provide for Paddy's family?
(a) A home.
(b) A maid.
(c) A job.
(d) Tuition for two of the Cleary children to go to boarding school.

2. What is the name of the newest Cleary?
(a) Hank.
(b) Hayden.
(c) Harold.
(d) Howard.

3. Why is Fiona punished by her family?
(a) Because she refuses to follow in her mother's footsteps.
(b) Because she is in love with a married man.
(c) Because she is unmarried and pregnant.
(d) Because she runs away.

4. Why does Mary Carson prefer to remain a widow?
(a) Paddy will be jealous.
(b) She will have to leave her home.
(c) She cannot find anyone she loves.
(d) If she remarries, all of her wealth becomes her husband's.

5. What happens when the oldest son runs away?
(a) He is put in jail.
(b) He loses his home.
(c) He is captured by the police and brought back home.
(d) He is sent to a military school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralph stop just short of explaining to Meggie?

2. What are the names of the twins that Fiona gives birth to?

3. Why does Paddy get into an argument with Frank when they are in Gillanbone for the Show and Picnic Races?

4. Why do Paddy and Frank have so many conflicts?

5. Who does Mary Carson pay tuition for to attend boarding school in Gillanbone?

(see the answer key)

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