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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. How does Luke take the news that Meggie is pregnant?

2. What does Meggie tell Father Ralph in order for him to get the body sent home to Australia?

3. Why is Meggie initially attracted to Luke?

4. What happens to Patsy when he and Jims are at war?

5. What does Luke convince Meggie to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Luke O'Neill?

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

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

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

5. What are Meggie's ideas about marriage?

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

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

8. What are the Cleary brothers like?

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

10. How does Meggie ensure that Luke will never question the paternity of their child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Drogheda is more than land and a main house. For each of the following characters, write a paragraph outlining what Drogheda means to them.

1) Meggie.

2) Father Ralph.

3) Mary Carson.

4) Fiona.

Essay Topic 2

Luke and Meggie obviously have very different views of marriage. What are Meggie's views? What are Luke's views? Do they have similar views on anything regarding their marriage? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

You have been given the task of summarizing a character or characters from this novel in two or three paragraphs. Focusing on the character(s) of your choice, who will you write about? What will you highlight? Why did you choose the character(s) that you chose? Then summarize the character(s) you selected.

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