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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event draws the Cleary family closer?
(a) The birth of the twins.
(b) Hal's death.
(c) Frank moving away.
(d) Meggie and Stuart coming home from school.

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

3. What is one thing that Fiona never does?
(a) Supports her children in their schooling.
(b) Attends church on Sunday mornings.
(c) Questions Paddy's authority.
(d) Converts to Catholicism.

4. What does Father Ralph tell Meggie when he returns for the funerals?
(a) That Mary Carson was attracted to him.
(b) That Mary Carson was jealous of her.
(c) That he loves her but can never act on that love.
(d) That Paddy is not Frank's father.

5. What is Father Ralph's new role since the death of Mary Carson?
(a) He hires workers for Drogheda.
(b) He becomes a school teacher.
(c) He is a private secretary to an Archbishop in Sydney.
(d) He is Paddy's supervisor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Meggie leave school?

3. Why does Ralph ignore Meggie at Mary's birthday party?

4. Where is Fiona's family from?

5. Where will Jims and Patsy go with the inheritance from Mary Carson?

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