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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Gerry Evans in the tree in Act 2?
(a) He's rescuing Michael's kite.
(b) He's building a tree house for Michael.
(c) He's trying to trick Agnes.
(d) He's trying to fix the antenna.

2. Where does Gerry Evans hide when Agnes comes back from picking blackberries?
(a) On top of the sycamore tree.
(b) Under the table.
(c) In the bushes in front of the house.
(d) Behind the door.

3. What word does Kate use to describe Michael?
(a) Untutored.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Talented.
(d) Wild.

4. When Uncle Jack speaks of Uganda, what does he call it?
(a) The community.
(b) Africa.
(c) The colony.
(d) Home.

5. Who does Uncle Jack say brought a woman back from the dead?
(a) God, the Father.
(b) The parish priest.
(c) A medicine man.
(d) The Holy Ghost.

6. What does Uncle Jack think is good about the multiple-wife system?
(a) Everybody helps everybody else.
(b) There are more children.
(c) There are no spinsters.
(d) It prevents jealousy and spite.

7. What language does the recruiter for the Spanish army speak?
(a) Gaelic, from Ireland.
(b) English, from Armagh.
(c) Spanish, from Spain.
(d) Italian, from Europe.

8. Why does Michael say his kites haven't flown?
(a) The kites need tails.
(b) The area is too crowded with trees.
(c) Not enough wind.
(d) The kites aren't finished.

9. What is unusual about the recruiter of which Gerry Evans learns as he writes his name?
(a) The recruiter is crippled.
(b) The recruiter is blind.
(c) The recruiter has only one leg.
(d) The recruiter is a midget.

10. What does Gerry Evans trade with Uncle Jack?
(a) Walking sticks.
(b) Hats.
(c) Reminiscences.
(d) Philosophies.

11. What does Chris do when Gerry Evans dances with Agnes and Maggie?
(a) Turns the radio off.
(b) Joins in the dance.
(c) Sings along with the radio.
(d) Makes up her own dance.

12. What does Rose say happened to the boy who was burned at the Lughnasa festival?
(a) He will be crippled.
(b) He will be paralyzed.
(c) He's recovering.
(d) He died.

13. Which sister is dead when Michael finds them?
(a) Neither was dead when Michael found them.
(b) Both were dead when Michael found them.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Rose.

14. What does Uncle Jack remember the children had with scones but never with soda bread?
(a) Apples.
(b) Tea.
(c) Butter.
(d) Bilberry jam.

15. What skill does Gerry Evans have that the army wanted?
(a) He can speak Spanish.
(b) He can fire a cannon.
(c) He can make explosives.
(d) He can ride a motor bike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael say haunts his memory of the thirties?

2. Who is Gerry Evans imitating when he leaves Ballybeg?

3. Where does the other Michael Evans live?

4. What does Rose wear that is unusual for berry picking?

5. To whom does Maggie compare herself when she dances?

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