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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fiona neglect to tell Meggie?
(a) How to find a boyfriend.
(b) What really happened to Hal.
(c) That Frank is her half-brother.
(d) The mechanics of the female body.

2. Why does Paddy Cleary move to New South Wales?
(a) Fiona's family wants her to be closer to them.
(b) Father Ralph is the best priest in that area.
(c) Drogheda is promised to him upon his sister's death.
(d) Mary Carson is very ill.

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

4. Why does Meggie's friend's family leave town?
(a) Paddy runs them out of town in disgrace.
(b) Their farm is taken by the bank.
(c) The children are not successful in school.
(d) Her father finds a new job.

5. Which of the following are two of the Cleary boys?
(a) Martin & Luke.
(b) Jack & Hughie.
(c) Ralph & Adam.
(d) Dane & Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job does Paddy give Meggie?

3. How much older is Mary than Ralph?

4. What does Fiona bring to her family?

5. What one thing does Drogheda not have on the premises?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the family think of Paddy's disappearance?

2. Describe what Meggie wears to Mary Carson's birthday party.

3. Why do the Clearys decide to move to Drogheda?

4. How has Fiona changed after Frank leaves home?

5. What is life like for Fiona at Drogheda?

6. What is Father Ralph's dilemma regarding Mary Carson's second will?

7. What does Fiona find while packing and how does it affect her?

8. Describe what happens to Paddy when he goes to round up sheep during a storm.

9. How does life change for Fiona and Meggie when they move into the main house?

10. Describe the relationship between Father Ralph and Mary Carson.

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