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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. What decision does Meggie make during her getaway?

2. Whom does Justine fall in love with?

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

4. Who does Archbishop de Bricassart encounter one evening?

5. How does Luke betray Meggie for two years?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What major decision does Meggie make regarding her marriage and her future?

3. What is the land like after the fire?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Luke O'Neill?

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

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

Who do you think is the most tragic character in the book? Why would you pick this particular character? Give examples from the book that highlight what makes this character particularly tragic.

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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