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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 happens between Meggie and her visitor at Matlock?
(a) They go back to the Muellers.
(b) They make love.
(c) They decide to go back to Drogheda together.
(d) They have a huge disagreement.

2. What does Luke first invite Meggie to?
(a) A family reunion.
(b) Church.
(c) A dance.
(d) An ice cream social.

3. What traveling job does Luke take for six days a week?
(a) Sheep shearer.
(b) Traveling school teacher.
(c) Sugar cane cutter.
(d) Blacksmith.

4. What is Meggie's family's reaction to her return?
(a) They are disappointed in her.
(b) They are mad because they liked Luke.
(c) They are very happy to have her home.
(d) They are indifferent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the relationship between Dane and Justine?

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

3. What does Luke teach Meggie to do?

4. What trait does Bob lack that Paddy had?

5. Which two family members are absent for Dane's ordination?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Meggie's thoughts regarding the first few days/weeks of her marriage?

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

3. What happens to the twins in New Guinea?

4. What is the land like after the fire?

5. What are some things that Meggie realizes about Luke?

6. Who is Luke O'Neill?

7. What happens to Dane after his ordination?

8. What does Justine decide to do instead of attending college, and how does her family react to this news?

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

10. What major decision does Meggie make regarding her marriage and her future?

(see the answer keys)

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