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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person that the Cleary family meets when they arrive in Gillanbone?
(a) Fiona's sister.
(b) Paddy Cleary's mother.
(c) Mary Carson.
(d) Father Ralph.

2. How much older is Mary than Ralph?
(a) Four decades.
(b) Two decades.
(c) Five decades.
(d) One decade.

3. Why does Paddy get into an argument with Frank when they are in Gillanbone for the Show and Picnic Races?
(a) Frank loses Meggie.
(b) Frank is boxing.
(c) Frank loses the boxing match.
(d) Frank does not participate in the blacksmith event.

4. What is Paddy's job?
(a) Day laborer for other farmers.
(b) Storekeeper.
(c) Sheep herder.
(d) Welder.

5. Who asks Father Ralph to check on Frank's condition?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Paddy.
(c) Meggie.
(d) Jims.

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

7. What is Ralph's role with the Cleary family?
(a) He loans them money to tide them over.
(b) He provides transportation to them for errands.
(c) He is more of a close family friend than a priest.
(d) He takes on a father role with the twins.

8. What is the district's most important social event?
(a) Gillanbone Show and Picnic Races.
(b) Drogheda Sheep Herders Reunion.
(c) The Gillanbone Catholic Church Ice Cream Social.
(d) Holy Covenant Reunion.

9. Which of the following is a gift that Ralph receives from Mary?
(a) A trip to New Zealand.
(b) New house.
(c) A herd of livestock.
(d) Daimler.

10. What is Drogheda known for?
(a) Being the largest sheep ranch in New South Wales.
(b) A wildlife refuge.
(c) Raising more pigs than all the other ranches combined.
(d) The finest Holstein cattle in New Zealand.

11. Which character says that Frank is no better than the one who fathered him?
(a) Mary Carson.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Paddy.

12. What occupation does the eldest Cleary son hold?
(a) Livestock manager.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Fence builder.
(d) Blacksmith.

13. What happens to Paddy when he goes to check on his sheep in the middle of a big storm?
(a) The smoke from the fire causes him to get lost.
(b) A wall of fire surrounds him, and he is burned alive.
(c) He is accidentally shot by a hunter.
(d) His horse throws him, and he breaks his neck.

14. What is Paddy's occupation when he and his family leave New Zealand?
(a) Boxer.
(b) Farmer and sometime sheep shearer.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) School teacher.

15. Who does Paddy work for before his marriage?
(a) Mary Carson.
(b) Fiona's family.
(c) The City of Gillanbone.
(d) Fiona's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Paddy when the big storm strikes?

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

3. What happens to Hal?

4. What strikes the dead gum tree and starts the fire?

5. What does Mary promise Paddy?

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