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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 Rose feel about the idea of a revival of Monaghan Day?

2. Who does Moran speak to about the possibility of introducing another woman into the household?

3. After not seeing Rose at the post office, what does Moran do?

4. What do the locals begin to gossip about in Section 3?

5. Why does Rose make a habit of joining the evening mail group?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rose meet Moran?

2. Why do the girls try so desperately to move Moran's attention away from Luke?

3. Why do the Moran's daughters come home to Great Meadow?

4. What does Moran realize as McQuaid leaves the house?

5. What makes the girls tense when Moran and McQuaid are talking?

6. Why is it important that Moran's aging and increasing weakness is foreshadowed in Section 1 of the book?

7. What is the importance of the ritual of the Rosary?

8. What is Rose Brady's background prior to meeting Moran?

9. Why is Moran ill tempered at the beginning of Section 2?

10. Why does McQuaid leave Great Meadow early?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moran had a strained relationship with all of his children, but certainly more so with his sons. Analyze why it is that Moran got along better with women. Use examples from the book and quotes that might help support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is often used in literature. It gives the reader insight into what might happen in the future. In Amongst Women, the author utilizes foreshadowing from the very beginning. Did the foreshadowing give the reader a better insight into what was to come? Or did it simply create more questions and suspense? State your opinion and support your answer with examples of foreshadowing from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the rural setting of Great Meadows and the urban setting of London and Dublin.

1. What could these two different types of settings represent?

2. Would the story have been as powerful had it taken place outside of Ireland? Why or why not?

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