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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On what occasion does Mark visit Great Meadow?
(a) Moran's birthday.
(b) St. Patrick's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.
2. On the way home from the wedding, what does Moran make everyone do in the car to save time?
(a) Say the Rosary.
(b) Open the wedding gifts.
(c) Eat their dinner.
(d) Change out of their wedding clothes.
3. Who do the girls always bring Rose information about?
(a) Moran's first wife.
(b) Rose's family in Scotland.
(c) McQuaid.
(d) Luke and Michael.
4. What does Maggie report about Luke?
(a) He and his businesses are doing well.
(b) He is broke and needs a loan.
(c) He is lonely and wants to return home.
(d) He is back in school.
5. What does Moran eye during the fight that makes Michael nervous?
(a) The shotgun.
(b) The Rosary beads.
(c) Michael's suitcase.
(d) A kitchen knife.
6. What benefits do the girls receive by having Rose around?
(a) They no longer have to babysit their younger siblings.
(b) They confide in her and she protects them from Moran's wrath.
(c) They now have someone to clean up after them.
(d) They no longer have to cook for themselves.
7. What is the name of Sheila's boyfriend?
(a) Sheamus Wilson.
(b) Sean Flynn.
(c) William Hulahan.
(d) Patrick O'Conner.
8. What is Luke doing for work in London?
(a) Luke owns a small farm just like Moran.
(b) Converting old houses into flats.
(c) Teaching at the University.
(d) Luke is unemployed.
9. What does Young Michael tend to?
(a) The family pet.
(b) Rose's flower garden.
(c) The household chores.
(d) The farm animals.
10. When is the only time that Moran is seemingly happy?
(a) When he is alone.
(b) During the Rosary.
(c) During harvest season.
(d) When his children do well on their exams.
11. What petty thing sparks a fight between Moran and Michael?
(a) The way Michael pushes the salt shaker to Moran.
(b) The way Michael folds the laundry.
(c) Moran's impolite nicknames for Moran and Nell.
(d) Michael's tendancy to come home late smelling of alcohol.
12. What is the relationship between Maggie and Mark O'Donoghue?
(a) They are secretly engaged.
(b) They are former lovers and now friends.
(c) They are strangers.
(d) They are co-workers and have never gotten along.
13. What does Moran want to do when Michael returns?
(a) Inform Michael that he is no longer in the family will.
(b) Apologize to Michael in front of the whole family.
(c) Invite Michael and Nell to live together at Great Meadows.
(d) Administer a beating in front of the whole family.
14. Where do Sean and Sheila get married?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Great Meadow.
(c) London.
(d) The local golf course.
15. What touchy subject does Moran finally ask Maggie about when she returns from London on holiday?
(a) Luke.
(b) His marriage to Rose.
(c) Her boyfriends.
(d) Her studies.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Michael borrow from Nell?
2. Why does young Michael cry during the ritual of the Rosary?
3. That winter what announcement does Sheila make?
4. After taking their final exams, where do Mona and Sheila leave to?
5. Why do Sheila and Sean go back to the house while the rest of the family is pitching in with the haymaking?
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