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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does the fire burn before the rains come?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) Five days.

2. What essential part of the house is still found outside at Drogheda?
(a) A bathtub.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The privy.
(d) A water heater.

3. Who is the main character of this novel?
(a) Meggie.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Mary.
(d) Fiona.

4. What does Father Ralph do for everyone in the family?
(a) He treats them to ice cream in town.
(b) He opens a bank account.
(c) He buys new pillows.
(d) He sends them on a trip to Wahine.

5. What does Mary Carson have difficulty keeping?
(a) Her bills paid.
(b) A doctor's appointment.
(c) A date with the town doctor.
(d) A station manager.

6. Which sibling does Meggie take under her wing?
(a) Hughie.
(b) Hal.
(c) Jack.
(d) Frank.

7. What event does Mary Carson plan?
(a) A coming out party for Meggie.
(b) A vacation for herself and Ralph.
(c) A party for her 72nd birthday.
(d) An outing for the entire Cleary family to Gillanbone.

8. What does Mary demand of Ralph after her birthday party, but he refuses?
(a) That he find Frank and bring him home.
(b) That he quit seeing Meggie.
(c) A kiss.
(d) That he move away.

9. What does Mary promise Paddy?
(a) Her Cadillac.
(b) That he will be an elder in the Catholic church.
(c) That he will be Ralph's assistant.
(d) That he will inherit her wealth and land.

10. Mary Carson is jealous of which character?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Meggie.
(c) Paddy.
(d) Frank.

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

12. What does Fiona discover while packing?
(a) Mary's first will.
(b) A news article about Frank.
(c) A poem that Meggie wrote about Hal.
(d) Meggie's diary.

13. Where will Jims and Patsy go with the inheritance from Mary Carson?
(a) To a boarding school in Sydney when they turn twelve.
(b) To visit Frank.
(c) To live with Father Ralph.
(d) To see Fiona's family.

14. Which of the following characters are Meggie's children?
(a) Patrick & Agnes.
(b) Luke & Mary.
(c) Dane & Justine.
(d) Ralph & Fiona.

15. Why do Paddy and Frank have so many conflicts?
(a) Fiona favors Frank over Paddy.
(b) There is so much work to do and both are stressed.
(c) Paddy feels that Frank is too protective of Meggie.
(d) Frank is not Paddy's biological son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank do after he hears reports about him and Paddy?

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

3. What does Mary provide for the Cleary family for her 72nd birthday party?

4. Which of the following does Mary Carson not provide for Paddy's family?

5. What occupation does the eldest Cleary son hold?

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