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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. Where does Meggie go for a getaway after her daughter's birth?

2. Where does the war take Jims and Patsy?

3. What is the climate difference between Gillanbone and Queensland?

4. Which Cleary family members are allowed to be a part of this nationwide effort?

5. Who does Father Ralph bring news of when he goes to Drogheda for a visit after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are three major decisions that Luke makes, without consulting Meggie, in the first part of their marriage?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are Meggie's ideas about marriage?

9. What happens to the twins in New Guinea?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Meggie and Father Ralph develop a relationship early in Meggie's childhood. This relationship continues to grow throughout the years, resulting in a love affair. Pick one of the following two topics to write about and use examples from the book.

1) Do you think Meggie and Father Ralph could have ever had a strong marital partnership? Justify your answer.

2) Do you view Father Ralph as leading Meggie on throughout the book? What do you think his true intentions were from the beginning? How might their relationship have been different?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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