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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. How many days does the fire burn before the rains come?
(a) Three days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Five days.
(d) One day.

2. What is Fiona's reaction to the news article regarding Frank?
(a) She loses interest in her other children since Frank is her favorite.
(b) She wants to go see her son.
(c) She passes out.
(d) She's mad that so much time has passed.

3. The "Thorn Birds" spans three generations of what family?
(a) Cleary.
(b) Aborigine.
(c) Wahine.
(d) Bricassart.

4. What is the special gift that Meggie receives for her fourth birthday?
(a) A pet lamb named Bo.
(b) A doll that she names Agnes.
(c) A day to follow her dad on his daily chores.
(d) A trip to the candy store in Wahine.

5. What is Father Ralph's new role since the death of Mary Carson?
(a) He hires workers for Drogheda.
(b) He is Paddy's supervisor.
(c) He is a private secretary to an Archbishop in Sydney.
(d) He becomes a school teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cleary family not encounter at Drogheda?

2. What is one thing that Fiona never does?

3. What does Mary give Ralph the evening of her 72nd birthday party?

4. What does Frank do after he hears reports about him and Paddy?

5. How long did it take the Cleary family to arrive in Gillanbone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the negative aspects for Meggie of living a clannish existence on their farm?

2. What is life like for Fiona at Drogheda?

3. What is the role of farm women in this time period?

4. What does Mary Carson's new will say?

5. Describe Mary Carson's relationship with her brother, Paddy.

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

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

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

9. What happens to Stuart during the search for Paddy?

10. How has Father Ralph's life changed since Mary Carson died?

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