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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 two things does McQuaid compliment as he sits with Moran?
2. Half of Moran's children have left Ireland. Where have they gone?
3. Moran fought for the IRA in the war. What does IRA stand for?
4. What is the relationship between Rose and Moran?
5. Saying the Rosary is significant in what religion?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rose stop going to the evening mail group?
2. Why is it important that Moran's aging and increasing weakness is foreshadowed in Section 1 of the book?
3. What does Moran realize as McQuaid leaves the house?
4. How does Moran feel about marrying Rose?
5. Why is Moran angry that more than half his children left Ireland to work in England?
6. How did Rose meet Moran?
7. Describe the relationship between Rose and Moran's children.
8. How does McQuaid compliment Moran's daughters during his visit?
9. Describe the relationship between Moran and McQuaid.
10. In Section 1, what seems to foreshadow a change of power between the family members?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Moran from the beginning of the novel to the end. Does he change? If so, is it a positive change or a negative one and why? If you don't believe he changed; explain whether or not you think he needed to. Use examples from the novel to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
The setting of Amongst Women plays a big role in the story itself. Describe the setting, both historically and geographically, and explain why it is so important to the novel and the development of the characters. Use examples from the novel to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Hubris plays a major role in the a few of the characters in the novel. Explore the role of hubris in novel and explain whether or not you think it had a positive or negative affect (or both) on the characters. Be sure to not only define hubris but explain how it affected the characters.
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