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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. Who tries to salvage Luke and Meggie's wedding?
(a) Father Ralph.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Bob.
(d) Anne Mueller.

2. How does Dane respond to Father Ralph?
(a) He is curious about him.
(b) He is entranced by him and treats him very respectfully.
(c) He shuns him.
(d) By telling him that Luke and Meggie are still together.

3. What trait does Bob lack that Paddy had?
(a) Passion.
(b) Quick temper.
(c) Sense of humor.
(d) Ability to get along with people.

4. How is baby Dane different from his sister?
(a) He is ignored by the household.
(b) He is full of mischief.
(c) He cries constantly.
(d) His personality is bright and sunny.

5. What does Meggie think could be a result of kissing Luke?
(a) She might betray Father Ralph.
(b) She might disappoint her mother.
(c) She might become pregnant.
(d) She might fall in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the war take Jims and Patsy?

2. Who does Meggie confide the state of her marriage to?

3. What is Bob like?

4. Who does Meggie call for when she is giving birth?

5. Who does Father Ralph bring news of when he goes to Drogheda for a visit after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Meggie think of Luke when she is getting to know him?

2. Following the end of the war, what happens with Father Ralph?

3. How do Meggie and Luke feel about her pregnancy?

4. Why doesn't Meggie attend Dane's ordination?

5. What are the Cleary brothers like?

6. Who comes to visit Meggie while she is on vacation at Matlock?

7. What previously introduced character reappears in Chapter 17, and what is this character's story?

8. In the life of the Cleary family, what two major events take place on September 2, 1945?

9. What are Meggie's ideas about marriage?

10. What happens to the twins in New Guinea?

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