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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rose advocate Maggie to go to train as a nurse?
(a) Spain.
(b) United States of America.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

2. When Michael doesn't show up for the Rosary, where do Moran and Rose assume he is?
(a) At the pub.
(b) New York.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London.

3. 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.

4. As Moran seems to lose his spark for life, what is it that he mentions he feels betrayed by?
(a) How boring life has been after the war.
(b) Rose who seems to like his children more than him.
(c) How fast the years have gone by.
(d) His two sons who left him.

5. When is the only time that Moran is seemingly happy?
(a) When he is alone.
(b) When his children do well on their exams.
(c) During harvest season.
(d) During the Rosary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moran want to do when Michael returns?

2. Where do Sean and Sheila get married?

3. What does Moran eye during the fight that makes Michael nervous?

4. What does Michael do when Moran lunges at him?

5. Who do the girls always bring Rose information about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What begins to happen to Moran physically after Maggie brings home her newborn son?

2. What is it about Moran that seems to regulate the mood in the house?

3. Why is Maggie so confident when she leaves for London?

4. In Section 5, what fills the house with joy?

5. Where does Michael go to escape his father's wrath?

6. As time goes on, what becomes the most important thing in Moran's life?

7. When do Luke and Moran finally reconnect?

8. Why does Moran make the entire family join him in the ritual of the Rosary?

9. How is Michael jeopardizing his future?

10. What causes Moran to become more and more morose throughout Section 4?

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