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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Stuart able to leave school?

2. Who does Paddy work for before his marriage?

3. Mary Carson is jealous of which character?

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

5. What does Fiona's father give Paddy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Meggie's doll special?

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

4. What does Paddy tell Father Ralph about his past with Fiona?

5. What causes disagreements between Frank and Paddy?

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 does the family think of Paddy's disappearance?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justine is an ambitious young woman with a personality very different from Dane's. Describe the differences as well as the similarities. What, looking at their family histories, contributes to the differences or similarities? Paternity is an issue as well. How does this affect the brother and sister?

Essay Topic 2

What motivates the following characters?

1) Fiona.

2) Paddy.

3) Mary Carson.

4) Meggie.

Essay Topic 3

The relationship between mothers and daughters can be complicated at times. Meggie and Fiona are the only immediate female members of the Cleary family. From Meggie's 4th birthday and the incident with her new doll, the reader is able to catch glimpses of their relationship. Picking four stages of Meggie's life to analyze, what is her relationship like with Fiona at these stages?

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