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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. Before returning for the funerals of Paddy and Stuart, when was the last time Father Ralph was at Drogheda?
(a) When he set up a trust fund for Meggie.
(b) When he discussed Frank with Paddy.
(c) When he officiated at the funeral of Mary Carson.
(d) When he talked to Fiona about Meggie.

2. What event draws the Cleary family closer?
(a) Meggie and Stuart coming home from school.
(b) Frank moving away.
(c) Hal's death.
(d) The birth of the twins.

3. What happens to Hal?
(a) He moves to town to attend boarding school.
(b) He moves in with Mary Carson.
(c) He becomes ill and dies.
(d) He runs away from home.

4. Who does Mary Carson pay tuition for to attend boarding school in Gillanbone?
(a) Ralph and Jack.
(b) Hal and Frank.
(c) Fiona and Paddy.
(d) Meggie and Stuart.

5. What does Mary give Ralph the evening of her 72nd birthday party?
(a) The family Bible.
(b) The name of someone in Rome.
(c) The keys to her house.
(d) A sealed envelope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Paddy Cleary move to New South Wales?

2. What does Meggie give to Father Ralph to remember her by?

3. Who is the one character dissatisfied with life on the ranch?

4. What does Fiona bring to her family?

5. What is one thing that Fiona never does?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Father Ralph act more like a private citizen than a representative of the church?

2. What kind of employer is Mary Carson?

3. What physically happens to Meggie that initially frightens her?

4. What is life like for Fiona at Drogheda?

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

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

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

8. What causes disagreements between Frank and Paddy?

9. What happens between Frank and Paddy when they are at the Gillanbone Show and Picnic Races?

10. Since Fiona never converted to Catholicism, what aspects of a Catholic life are missing in the household?

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