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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What traveling job does Luke take for six days a week?
(a) Sugar cane cutter.
(b) Traveling school teacher.
(c) Sheep shearer.
(d) Blacksmith.

2. How does Dane respond to Father Ralph?
(a) By telling him that Luke and Meggie are still together.
(b) He is entranced by him and treats him very respectfully.
(c) He shuns him.
(d) He is curious about him.

3. Who tries to salvage Luke and Meggie's wedding?
(a) Bob.
(b) Father Ralph.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Anne Mueller.

4. Who does Meggie call for when she is giving birth?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Paddy.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Luke.

5. Who does Meggie not want to tell that she is married?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jims.
(c) Father Ralph.
(d) Fiona.

6. What trait does Bob lack that Paddy had?
(a) Sense of humor.
(b) Ability to get along with people.
(c) Passion.
(d) Quick temper.

7. Where are Dane and Justine living with their jobs and schooling ?
(a) Rome and London.
(b) Sydney and Melbourne.
(c) Greece and Switzerland.
(d) The United States and Rome.

8. What happens between Meggie and her visitor at Matlock?
(a) They go back to the Muellers.
(b) They decide to go back to Drogheda together.
(c) They have a huge disagreement.
(d) They make love.

9. How is the relationship between Dane and Justine?
(a) Adversarial.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Distant.
(d) Very close.

10. What nationwide event happens that involves the Cleary family?
(a) The Prime Minister declares war on Germany.
(b) The tax rate skyrockets.
(c) Wool and other sheep products are no longer in demand.
(d) There is an earthquake.

11. What does Luke find for Meggie when they get to Queensland?
(a) A job as a housekeeper on Himmelhoch.
(b) A pet dog.
(c) Her brother Frank.
(d) A beautiful new dress.

12. Where will Meggie's wages from her housekeeping job go?
(a) To support her family at Drogheda.
(b) Straight into Luke's bank account.
(c) To support the Catholic church.
(d) To send Jims and Patsy to boarding school.

13. Who is in charge of a marriage, according to Meggie's background?
(a) The woman's father.
(b) Children.
(c) The local priest.
(d) The man.

14. Why is Father Ralph hurt when he sees Meggie's child?
(a) He believes that Meggie returned to Luke after their time in Matlock.
(b) He believes the Pope has overlooked him.
(c) Because Meggie ignores him.
(d) Because Fiona treats him suspiciously.

15. What happens to the land a week after the fire?
(a) The burnt area withers even more in the heat.
(b) The boys chop the remaining trees down.
(c) Rains soak the area.
(d) New growth begins to appear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Luke's reaction to meeting up with Meggie for a vacation?

2. What decision does Meggie make during her getaway?

3. What is the climate difference between Gillanbone and Queensland?

4. Who is hired as a new sheep shearer?

5. What also happens on September 2, 1945, besides the end of the war?

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