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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 Luke find for Meggie when they get to Queensland?
(a) A job as a housekeeper on Himmelhoch.
(b) A beautiful new dress.
(c) Her brother Frank.
(d) A pet dog.

2. Why does Fiona see things from Meggie's perspective?
(a) Because she takes up for her daughter.
(b) Because she doesn't want her grandchildren to leave Drogheda.
(c) Because Luke is indifferent to the children.
(d) Because she felt the same way with Paddy.

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

4. What occupation does Dane want to pursue?
(a) The priesthood.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Sheep shearer.
(d) Store owner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Meggie initially attracted to Luke?

2. Whom does Justine fall in love with?

3. Why is Father Ralph hurt when he sees Meggie's child?

4. What happens to the land a week after the fire?

5. What does Justine choose to do rather than attend college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Luke O'Neill?

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

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

4. What happens to Dane after his ordination?

5. What are the Cleary brothers like?

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

7. Why do Luke and Meggie honeymoon and then move to Queensland after they are married?

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

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

10. If the war intensifies, what members of the Cleary family are selected to enlist and why?

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