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

2. What decision does Meggie make during her getaway?

3. What does Luke first invite Meggie to?

4. What is Meggie's family's reaction to her return?

5. Who is particularly supportive of Justine's career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Luke O'Neill?

2. What are the Cleary brothers like?

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

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

5. What happens to Dane after his ordination?

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

7. What does Father Ralph do when he is back in Rome?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary Carson appears to be a very shrewd woman. How does she use her intuition about the people in her circle to manipulate those same people? Select three other characters in the book and describe Mary's relationship with those characters.

Essay Topic 2

Fiona and Paddy have an arranged marriage. Fiona's father, aghast at her pregnancy, pays Paddy to marry Fiona and move her away from the family. Can an arranged marriage ever be successful? Do you consider Fiona and Paddy's marriage a success? Please be specific and provide details from the book.

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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