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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Luke's reaction to meeting up with Meggie for a vacation?
(a) He instead decides to join Arne for a vacation in Sydney.
(b) He invites the Muellers to join them at Matlock.
(c) He tells Meggie that she doesn't need a vacation.
(d) He says he will join her.

2. Why does Meggie not file for divorce from Luke?
(a) She doesn't want to subject her children to the shame of a broken marriage.
(b) Her mother disapproves.
(c) Father Ralph tells her not to.
(d) She is still holding out hope.

3. Why is Meggie initially attracted to Luke?
(a) Because Fiona thinks he is a good catch.
(b) Because he reminds her of Paddy.
(c) Because he superficially resembles Father Ralph.
(d) Because he is physically strong.

4. Which two family members are absent for Dane's ordination?
(a) Bob and Fiona.
(b) Luke and Meggie.
(c) Jims and Patsy.
(d) Fiona and Meggie.

5. What is Bob like?
(a) Familiar with the young ladies in the area.
(b) Pushy and aggressive.
(c) Outgoing and friendly.
(d) Shy and preoccupied with Drogheda.

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

7. Who does Meggie confide the state of her marriage to?
(a) Fiona.
(b) No one.
(c) The Muellers.
(d) Father Ralph.

8. Why does Archbishop de Bricassart disagree with the Pope?
(a) Because the Pope wants him to ask Meggie's forgiveness.
(b) Because the Pope wants him to leave Rome.
(c) Because the Pope will not let the Archbishop visit Drogheda.
(d) Because he feels that the Pope does not do enough to stop the war.

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

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

11. How does Meggie feel about Dane's career choice?
(a) She wishes Dane would have made a better career choice.
(b) She wishes that he lived closer.
(c) She is fully supportive.
(d) She feels the Church took Ralph and is now taking her son.

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

13. What does Meggie tell Father Ralph in order for him to get the body sent home to Australia?
(a) That Dane is his son.
(b) That she is in a great deal of anguish.
(c) That she will love him forever.
(d) That Dane admired him.

14. What is the climate difference between Gillanbone and Queensland?
(a) Queensland has much more rain than Gillanbone.
(b) There is more snowfall in Gillanbone.
(c) The climate is about the same between the two locations.
(d) Queensland is far hotter than Gillanbone.

15. What happens to Patsy when he and Jims are at war?
(a) He gets a letter from his girlfriend.
(b) He and Jims are sent to fight separately.
(c) He runs into Father Ralph.
(d) He is hit by machine gun fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Meggie think Luke looks like?

2. Who does Meggie not want to tell that she is married?

3. What happens between Meggie and her visitor at Matlock?

4. What position is Father Ralph elevated to at the end of the war?

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

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