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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character's workload increases significantly with the move to New South Wales?
(a) Meggie.
(b) Paddy.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Frank.

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

3. What is the socio-economic level of Fiona's family?
(a) Poor.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Middle-class.

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

5. What location is the primary setting of this love story?
(a) The Outback.
(b) Rome.
(c) Drogheda.
(d) Wahine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of Fiona's duties?

2. Who is the one character dissatisfied with life on the ranch?

3. How does Paddy feel about Fiona?

4. The "Thorn Birds" spans three generations of what family?

5. What is Paddy's occupation when he and his family leave New Zealand?

(see the answer key)

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