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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the back hills people do to celebrate Lughnasa?
(a) Drive their cattle through a bonfire.
(b) Burn the British in effigy in a bonfire.
(c) Run through a bonfire.
(d) Cook around a bonfire.

2. Which of the sisters is the most graceful dancer?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Chris.
(d) Rose.

3. What infuriates Agnes about Kate?
(a) Kate doesn't care about Chris's feelings.
(b) Kate judges Gerry Evans.
(c) Kate doesn't care about Michael.
(d) Kate is a gossip.

4. Why do the sisters stop dancing?
(a) They are embarrassed.
(b) Uncle Jack stops them.
(c) The radio quits.
(d) They are worn out.

5. Where is Bernie O'Donnell's husband from?
(a) Dublin.
(b) London.
(c) Ballybeg.
(d) Stockholm.

6. What superstition does Maggie believe?
(a) Never walk under a ladder.
(b) A black cat should be avoided.
(c) Throw salt over your shoulder if you spill it.
(d) A broken mirror will bring seven years of bad luck.

7. To what tune do Gerry Evans and Chris dance?
(a) Dancing in the Dark.
(b) String of Pearls.
(c) Pennsylvania 6-5000.
(d) Some Enchanted Evening.

8. What does Agnes recommend to fix the radio?
(a) Fix the frayed cord.
(b) Buy a new battery.
(c) Move it to another room.
(d) Turn it off until it cools down.

9. Which of the sisters dances alone?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Kate.
(d) Rose.

10. What happens to the Sweeney boy at Lughnasa?
(a) He was sent home for being too young.
(b) He caught fire.
(c) He was ridiculed.
(d) He was burned in effigy.

11. How long has Uncle Jack been gone?
(a) Two years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Twenty years.

12. How does Kate think children should be named?
(a) With the names of Celtic gods and goddesses.
(b) With the names of movie stars.
(c) With the names of grandparents.
(d) With the names of Catholic saints.

13. Why do Maggie and Chris object to Rose seeing Danny Bradley?
(a) He's handsome and they're jealous.
(b) He's married.
(c) He's a drunk.
(d) He's a liar.

14. Who is Bernie O'Donnell?
(a) An old friend of Maggie's.
(b) An old friend of Kate's.
(c) An old friend of Rose's.
(d) An old friend of Agnes's.

15. How long does Gerry Evans think he's been away?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Thirteen months.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danny Bradley call Rose?

2. What do the characters call movies?

3. What does the Mundy family use as fuel for the stove?

4. Why does Chris refuse Gerry Evans' offer?

5. What does Kate call the people who live in the back hills?

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