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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the land a week after the fire?
(a) The boys chop the remaining trees down.
(b) New growth begins to appear.
(c) The burnt area withers even more in the heat.
(d) Rains soak the area.

2. What is Meggie's family's reaction to her return?
(a) They are mad because they liked Luke.
(b) They are disappointed in her.
(c) They are very happy to have her home.
(d) They are indifferent.

3. What does Luke first invite Meggie to?
(a) A dance.
(b) An ice cream social.
(c) Church.
(d) A family reunion.

4. Who does Meggie think Luke looks like?
(a) Father Ralph.
(b) Hal.
(c) Paddy.
(d) Frank.

5. What does Luke teach Meggie to do?
(a) Swim.
(b) Shear a sheep.
(c) Dance.
(d) Play horseshoes.

6. Where does Meggie go for a getaway after her daughter's birth?
(a) Matlock.
(b) To see Fiona's family.
(c) Wahine.
(d) Drogheda.

7. Who does Meggie not want to tell that she is married?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jims.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Father Ralph.

8. Who is particularly supportive of Justine's career?
(a) Father Ralph.
(b) Luke.
(c) Bob.
(d) Her grandmother, Fiona.

9. Where will Meggie's wages from her housekeeping job go?
(a) To support her family at Drogheda.
(b) To support the Catholic church.
(c) Straight into Luke's bank account.
(d) To send Jims and Patsy to boarding school.

10. What happens between Meggie and her visitor at Matlock?
(a) They make love.
(b) They decide to go back to Drogheda together.
(c) They have a huge disagreement.
(d) They go back to the Muellers.

11. Who does Archbishop de Bricassart encounter one evening?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Jims.
(c) Meggie, waiting at St. Peter's.
(d) A German solder, by the name of Rainer.

12. What is Justine torn between?
(a) The memory of her brother or carrying on with her career.
(b) Her acting career and her love affair with Rainer.
(c) Telling Meggie about Rainer or keeping it a secret.
(d) Returning home to Drogheda or staying where she is.

13. Who does Meggie call for when she is giving birth?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Paddy.
(c) Luke.
(d) Ralph.

14. What last act of courage does Dane perform?
(a) He pushes Justine out of the way of a bus.
(b) He rescues a German woman from drowning.
(c) He tells Father Ralph that he is his son.
(d) He stands up to Luke and tells him what he thinks of him.

15. Who are Meggie's new employers in Queensland?
(a) Mitchell Jones and family.
(b) Anne and Ludwig Mueller.
(c) Fiona's cousins.
(d) Bob and Mary O'Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Father Ralph hurt when he sees Meggie's child?

2. Why does Fiona see things from Meggie's perspective?

3. Why does Archbishop de Bricassart disagree with the Pope?

4. What is Luke's reaction to meeting up with Meggie for a vacation?

5. Why does Meggie stay with Luke?

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